Q: Is 17,138,874 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,138,874 is a composite number.

Why is 17,138,874 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 17,138,874 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 149 298 447 894 1,009 2,018 2,831 3,027 5,662 6,054 8,493 16,986 19,171 38,342 57,513 115,026 150,341 300,682 451,023 902,046 2,856,479 5,712,958 8,569,437 and 17,138,874, with no remainder.

Since 17,138,874 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,138,874, 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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