Q: Is 17,040,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,040,142 is a composite number.

Why is 17,040,142 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 17,040,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 31 49 62 71 79 98 142 158 217 434 497 553 994 1,106 1,519 2,201 2,449 3,038 3,479 3,871 4,402 4,898 5,609 6,958 7,742 11,218 15,407 17,143 30,814 34,286 39,263 78,526 107,849 120,001 173,879 215,698 240,002 274,841 347,758 549,682 1,217,153 2,434,306 8,520,071 and 17,040,142, with no remainder.

Since 17,040,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,040,142, 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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