Q: Is 17,107,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,107,500 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 17,107,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 750 1,250 1,500 1,875 2,281 2,500 3,750 4,562 6,843 7,500 9,124 11,405 13,686 22,810 27,372 34,215 45,620 57,025 68,430 114,050 136,860 171,075 228,100 285,125 342,150 570,250 684,300 855,375 1,140,500 1,425,625 1,710,750 2,851,250 3,421,500 4,276,875 5,702,500 8,553,750 and 17,107,500, with no remainder.

Since 17,107,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,107,500, 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).