Q: Is 17,058,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,058,060 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 17,058,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 31 36 45 54 60 62 90 93 108 124 135 155 180 186 270 279 310 372 465 540 558 620 837 930 1,019 1,116 1,395 1,674 1,860 2,038 2,790 3,057 3,348 4,076 4,185 5,095 5,580 6,114 8,370 9,171 10,190 12,228 15,285 16,740 18,342 20,380 27,513 30,570 31,589 36,684 45,855 55,026 61,140 63,178 91,710 94,767 110,052 126,356 137,565 157,945 183,420 189,534 275,130 284,301 315,890 379,068 473,835 550,260 568,602 631,780 852,903 947,670 1,137,204 1,421,505 1,705,806 1,895,340 2,843,010 3,411,612 4,264,515 5,686,020 8,529,030 and 17,058,060, with no remainder.

Since 17,058,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,058,060, 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).