Q: Is 17,129,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,129,700 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 17,129,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 28 30 35 36 42 45 50 60 63 70 75 84 90 100 105 126 140 150 175 180 210 225 252 300 315 350 420 450 525 630 700 900 1,050 1,260 1,575 2,100 2,719 3,150 5,438 6,300 8,157 10,876 13,595 16,314 19,033 24,471 27,190 32,628 38,066 40,785 48,942 54,380 57,099 67,975 76,132 81,570 95,165 97,884 114,198 122,355 135,950 163,140 171,297 190,330 203,925 228,396 244,710 271,900 285,495 342,594 380,660 407,850 475,825 489,420 570,990 611,775 685,188 815,700 856,485 951,650 1,141,980 1,223,550 1,427,475 1,712,970 1,903,300 2,447,100 2,854,950 3,425,940 4,282,425 5,709,900 8,564,850 and 17,129,700, with no remainder.

Since 17,129,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,129,700, 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).