Q: Is 17,207,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,207,060 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 17,207,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 17 20 26 34 52 65 68 85 130 170 221 229 260 289 340 442 458 578 884 916 1,105 1,145 1,156 1,445 2,210 2,290 2,890 2,977 3,757 3,893 4,420 4,580 5,780 5,954 7,514 7,786 11,908 14,885 15,028 15,572 18,785 19,465 29,770 37,570 38,930 50,609 59,540 66,181 75,140 77,860 101,218 132,362 202,436 253,045 264,724 330,905 506,090 661,810 860,353 1,012,180 1,323,620 1,720,706 3,441,412 4,301,765 8,603,530 and 17,207,060, with no remainder.

Since 17,207,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,207,060, 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).