Q: Is 17,132,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,132,640 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 17,132,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 56 60 70 80 84 96 105 112 120 140 160 168 210 224 240 280 336 420 480 560 672 840 1,120 1,680 3,360 5,099 10,198 15,297 20,396 25,495 30,594 35,693 40,792 50,990 61,188 71,386 76,485 81,584 101,980 107,079 122,376 142,772 152,970 163,168 178,465 203,960 214,158 244,752 285,544 305,940 356,930 407,920 428,316 489,504 535,395 571,088 611,880 713,860 815,840 856,632 1,070,790 1,142,176 1,223,760 1,427,720 1,713,264 2,141,580 2,447,520 2,855,440 3,426,528 4,283,160 5,710,880 8,566,320 and 17,132,640, with no remainder.

Since 17,132,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,132,640, 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).