Q: Is 17,216,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,216,220 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 17,216,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 28 30 35 42 60 70 84 105 140 179 210 229 358 420 458 537 687 716 895 916 1,074 1,145 1,253 1,374 1,603 1,790 2,148 2,290 2,506 2,685 2,748 3,206 3,435 3,580 3,759 4,580 4,809 5,012 5,370 6,265 6,412 6,870 7,518 8,015 9,618 10,740 12,530 13,740 15,036 16,030 18,795 19,236 24,045 25,060 32,060 37,590 40,991 48,090 75,180 81,982 96,180 122,973 163,964 204,955 245,946 286,937 409,910 491,892 573,874 614,865 819,820 860,811 1,147,748 1,229,730 1,434,685 1,721,622 2,459,460 2,869,370 3,443,244 4,304,055 5,738,740 8,608,110 and 17,216,220, with no remainder.

Since 17,216,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,216,220, 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).