Q: Is 17,234,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,234,872 is a composite number.

Why is 17,234,872 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 17,234,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 353 359 706 718 1,412 1,436 2,824 2,872 6,001 6,103 12,002 12,206 24,004 24,412 48,008 48,824 126,727 253,454 506,908 1,013,816 2,154,359 4,308,718 8,617,436 and 17,234,872, with no remainder.

Since 17,234,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,234,872, 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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