Q: Is 17,119,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,119,900 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 17,119,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 35 37 50 70 74 100 140 148 175 185 259 350 370 518 661 700 740 925 1,036 1,295 1,322 1,850 2,590 2,644 3,305 3,700 4,627 5,180 6,475 6,610 9,254 12,950 13,220 16,525 18,508 23,135 24,457 25,900 33,050 46,270 48,914 66,100 92,540 97,828 115,675 122,285 171,199 231,350 244,570 342,398 462,700 489,140 611,425 684,796 855,995 1,222,850 1,711,990 2,445,700 3,423,980 4,279,975 8,559,950 and 17,119,900, with no remainder.

Since 17,119,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,119,900, 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).