Q: Is 17,142,750 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,142,750 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 17,142,750 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 19 25 30 38 45 50 57 75 90 95 114 125 150 171 190 225 250 285 342 375 401 450 475 570 750 802 855 950 1,125 1,203 1,425 1,710 2,005 2,250 2,375 2,406 2,850 3,609 4,010 4,275 4,750 6,015 7,125 7,218 7,619 8,550 10,025 12,030 14,250 15,238 18,045 20,050 21,375 22,857 30,075 36,090 38,095 42,750 45,714 50,125 60,150 68,571 76,190 90,225 100,250 114,285 137,142 150,375 180,450 190,475 228,570 300,750 342,855 380,950 451,125 571,425 685,710 902,250 952,375 1,142,850 1,714,275 1,904,750 2,857,125 3,428,550 5,714,250 8,571,375 and 17,142,750, with no remainder.

Since 17,142,750 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,142,750, 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).