Q: Is 17,060,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,060,700 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 17,060,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 37 50 53 58 60 74 75 87 100 106 111 116 145 148 150 159 174 185 212 222 265 290 300 318 348 370 435 444 530 555 580 636 725 740 795 870 925 1,060 1,073 1,110 1,325 1,450 1,537 1,590 1,740 1,850 1,961 2,146 2,175 2,220 2,650 2,775 2,900 3,074 3,180 3,219 3,700 3,922 3,975 4,292 4,350 4,611 5,300 5,365 5,550 5,883 6,148 6,438 7,685 7,844 7,950 8,700 9,222 9,805 10,730 11,100 11,766 12,876 15,370 15,900 16,095 18,444 19,610 21,460 23,055 23,532 26,825 29,415 30,740 32,190 38,425 39,220 46,110 49,025 53,650 56,869 58,830 64,380 76,850 80,475 92,220 98,050 107,300 113,738 115,275 117,660 147,075 153,700 160,950 170,607 196,100 227,476 230,550 284,345 294,150 321,900 341,214 461,100 568,690 588,300 682,428 853,035 1,137,380 1,421,725 1,706,070 2,843,450 3,412,140 4,265,175 5,686,900 8,530,350 and 17,060,700, with no remainder.

Since 17,060,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,060,700, 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).