Q: Is 17,228,718 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,228,718 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 17,228,718 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 17 18 26 34 39 51 61 71 78 102 117 122 142 153 183 213 221 234 306 366 426 442 549 639 663 793 923 1,037 1,098 1,207 1,278 1,326 1,586 1,846 1,989 2,074 2,379 2,414 2,769 3,111 3,621 3,978 4,331 4,758 5,538 6,222 7,137 7,242 8,307 8,662 9,333 10,863 12,993 13,481 14,274 15,691 16,614 18,666 21,726 25,986 26,962 31,382 38,979 40,443 47,073 56,303 73,627 77,958 80,886 94,146 112,606 121,329 141,219 147,254 168,909 220,881 242,658 282,438 337,818 441,762 506,727 662,643 957,151 1,013,454 1,325,286 1,914,302 2,871,453 5,742,906 8,614,359 and 17,228,718, with no remainder.

Since 17,228,718 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,228,718, 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).