Q: Is 17,215,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,215,428 is a composite number.

Why is 17,215,428 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 17,215,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 139 278 417 556 834 1,668 10,321 20,642 30,963 41,284 61,926 123,852 1,434,619 2,869,238 4,303,857 5,738,476 8,607,714 and 17,215,428, with no remainder.

Since 17,215,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,215,428, 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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