Q: Is 17,160,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,160,240 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 17,160,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 127 240 254 381 508 563 635 762 1,016 1,126 1,270 1,524 1,689 1,905 2,032 2,252 2,540 2,815 3,048 3,378 3,810 4,504 5,080 5,630 6,096 6,756 7,620 8,445 9,008 10,160 11,260 13,512 15,240 16,890 22,520 27,024 30,480 33,780 45,040 67,560 71,501 135,120 143,002 214,503 286,004 357,505 429,006 572,008 715,010 858,012 1,072,515 1,144,016 1,430,020 1,716,024 2,145,030 2,860,040 3,432,048 4,290,060 5,720,080 8,580,120 and 17,160,240, with no remainder.

Since 17,160,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,160,240, 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).