Q: Is 17,202,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,202,300 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 17,202,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 17 20 25 30 34 50 51 60 68 75 85 100 102 150 170 204 255 300 340 425 510 850 1,020 1,275 1,700 2,550 3,373 5,100 6,746 10,119 13,492 16,865 20,238 33,730 40,476 50,595 57,341 67,460 84,325 101,190 114,682 168,650 172,023 202,380 229,364 252,975 286,705 337,300 344,046 505,950 573,410 688,092 860,115 1,011,900 1,146,820 1,433,525 1,720,230 2,867,050 3,440,460 4,300,575 5,734,100 8,601,150 and 17,202,300, with no remainder.

Since 17,202,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,202,300, 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).