Q: Is 17,028 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,028 is a composite number.

Why is 17,028 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 17,028 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 33 36 43 44 66 86 99 129 132 172 198 258 387 396 473 516 774 946 1,419 1,548 1,892 2,838 4,257 5,676 8,514 and 17,028, with no remainder.

Since 17,028 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,028, it is a composite number.


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

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