Q: Is 17,121,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,121,742 is a composite number.

Why is 17,121,742 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 17,121,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 121 139 242 278 509 1,018 1,529 3,058 5,599 11,198 16,819 33,638 61,589 70,751 123,178 141,502 778,261 1,556,522 8,560,871 and 17,121,742, with no remainder.

Since 17,121,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,121,742, 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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