Q: Is 17,165,148 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,165,148 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 17,165,148 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 21 22 26 28 33 39 42 44 52 66 77 78 84 91 132 143 154 156 182 231 273 286 308 364 429 462 546 572 858 924 1,001 1,092 1,429 1,716 2,002 2,858 3,003 4,004 4,287 5,716 6,006 8,574 10,003 12,012 15,719 17,148 18,577 20,006 30,009 31,438 37,154 40,012 47,157 55,731 60,018 62,876 74,308 94,314 110,033 111,462 120,036 130,039 188,628 204,347 220,066 222,924 260,078 330,099 390,117 408,694 440,132 520,156 613,041 660,198 780,234 817,388 1,226,082 1,320,396 1,430,429 1,560,468 2,452,164 2,860,858 4,291,287 5,721,716 8,582,574 and 17,165,148, with no remainder.

Since 17,165,148 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,165,148, 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).