Q: Is 17,226,825 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,226,825 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 17,226,825 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 11 15 19 21 25 33 35 55 57 75 77 95 105 133 157 165 175 209 231 275 285 385 399 471 475 525 627 665 785 825 1,045 1,099 1,155 1,425 1,463 1,727 1,925 1,995 2,355 2,983 3,135 3,297 3,325 3,925 4,389 5,181 5,225 5,495 5,775 7,315 8,635 8,949 9,975 11,775 12,089 14,915 15,675 16,485 20,881 21,945 25,905 27,475 32,813 36,267 36,575 43,175 44,745 60,445 62,643 74,575 82,425 98,439 104,405 109,725 129,525 164,065 181,335 223,725 229,691 302,225 313,215 492,195 522,025 689,073 820,325 906,675 1,148,455 1,566,075 2,460,975 3,445,365 5,742,275 and 17,226,825, with no remainder.

Since 17,226,825 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,226,825, 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).