Q: Is 17,161,716 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,161,716 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 17,161,716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 13 22 26 33 39 44 52 66 73 78 132 137 143 146 156 219 274 286 292 411 429 438 548 572 803 822 858 876 949 1,507 1,606 1,644 1,716 1,781 1,898 2,409 2,847 3,014 3,212 3,562 3,796 4,521 4,818 5,343 5,694 6,028 7,124 9,042 9,636 10,001 10,439 10,686 11,388 18,084 19,591 20,002 20,878 21,372 30,003 31,317 39,182 40,004 41,756 58,773 60,006 62,634 78,364 110,011 117,546 120,012 125,268 130,013 220,022 235,092 260,026 330,033 390,039 440,044 520,052 660,066 780,078 1,320,132 1,430,143 1,560,156 2,860,286 4,290,429 5,720,572 8,580,858 and 17,161,716, with no remainder.

Since 17,161,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,161,716, 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).