Q: Is 17,220,426 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,220,426 is a composite number.

Why is 17,220,426 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 17,220,426 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 1,283 2,237 2,566 3,849 4,474 6,711 7,698 13,422 2,870,071 5,740,142 8,610,213 and 17,220,426, with no remainder.

Since 17,220,426 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,220,426, 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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