Q: Is 17,042,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,042,142 is a composite number.

Why is 17,042,142 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 17,042,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 39 41 73 78 82 123 146 219 246 438 533 949 1,066 1,599 1,898 2,847 2,993 3,198 5,329 5,694 5,986 8,979 10,658 15,987 17,958 31,974 38,909 69,277 77,818 116,727 138,554 207,831 218,489 233,454 415,662 436,978 655,467 1,310,934 2,840,357 5,680,714 8,521,071 and 17,042,142, with no remainder.

Since 17,042,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,042,142, 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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