Q: Is 17,021,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,021,250 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 17,021,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 30 34 45 50 51 75 85 89 90 102 125 150 153 170 178 225 250 255 267 306 375 425 445 450 510 534 625 750 765 801 850 890 1,125 1,250 1,275 1,335 1,513 1,530 1,602 1,875 2,125 2,225 2,250 2,550 2,670 3,026 3,750 3,825 4,005 4,250 4,450 4,539 5,625 6,375 6,675 7,565 7,650 8,010 9,078 10,625 11,125 11,250 12,750 13,350 13,617 15,130 19,125 20,025 21,250 22,250 22,695 27,234 31,875 33,375 37,825 38,250 40,050 45,390 55,625 63,750 66,750 68,085 75,650 95,625 100,125 111,250 113,475 136,170 166,875 189,125 191,250 200,250 226,950 333,750 340,425 378,250 500,625 567,375 680,850 945,625 1,001,250 1,134,750 1,702,125 1,891,250 2,836,875 3,404,250 5,673,750 8,510,625 and 17,021,250, with no remainder.

Since 17,021,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,021,250, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).