Q: Is 17,142,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,142,540 is a composite number.

Why is 17,142,540 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 17,142,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 285,709 571,418 857,127 1,142,836 1,428,545 1,714,254 2,857,090 3,428,508 4,285,635 5,714,180 8,571,270 and 17,142,540, with no remainder.

Since 17,142,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,142,540, 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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