Q: Is 17,239,002 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,239,002 is a composite number.

Why is 17,239,002 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 17,239,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 33 66 149 298 447 894 1,639 1,753 3,278 3,506 4,917 5,259 9,834 10,518 19,283 38,566 57,849 115,698 261,197 522,394 783,591 1,567,182 2,873,167 5,746,334 8,619,501 and 17,239,002, with no remainder.

Since 17,239,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,239,002, 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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