Q: Is 17,240,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,240,000 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 17,240,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 160 200 250 320 400 431 500 625 800 862 1,000 1,250 1,600 1,724 2,000 2,155 2,500 3,448 4,000 4,310 5,000 6,896 8,000 8,620 10,000 10,775 13,792 17,240 20,000 21,550 27,584 34,480 40,000 43,100 53,875 68,960 86,200 107,750 137,920 172,400 215,500 269,375 344,800 431,000 538,750 689,600 862,000 1,077,500 1,724,000 2,155,000 3,448,000 4,310,000 8,620,000 and 17,240,000, with no remainder.

Since 17,240,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,240,000, 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).