Q: Is 17,211,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,211,428 is a composite number.

Why is 17,211,428 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 17,211,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 479 691 958 1,382 1,916 2,764 6,227 8,983 12,454 17,966 24,908 35,932 330,989 661,978 1,323,956 4,302,857 8,605,714 and 17,211,428, with no remainder.

Since 17,211,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,211,428, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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