Q: Is 17,183,490 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,183,490 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 17,183,490 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 67 83 103 134 166 201 206 249 309 335 402 415 498 515 618 670 830 1,005 1,030 1,245 1,545 2,010 2,490 3,090 5,561 6,901 8,549 11,122 13,802 16,683 17,098 20,703 25,647 27,805 33,366 34,505 41,406 42,745 51,294 55,610 69,010 83,415 85,490 103,515 128,235 166,830 207,030 256,470 572,783 1,145,566 1,718,349 2,863,915 3,436,698 5,727,830 8,591,745 and 17,183,490, with no remainder.

Since 17,183,490 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,183,490, 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).