Q: Is 17,244,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,244,360 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 17,244,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 27 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 54 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 108 120 126 135 140 168 180 189 210 216 252 270 280 315 360 378 420 504 540 630 756 840 945 1,080 1,260 1,512 1,890 2,281 2,520 3,780 4,562 6,843 7,560 9,124 11,405 13,686 15,967 18,248 20,529 22,810 27,372 31,934 34,215 41,058 45,620 47,901 54,744 61,587 63,868 68,430 79,835 82,116 91,240 95,802 102,645 123,174 127,736 136,860 143,703 159,670 164,232 191,604 205,290 239,505 246,348 273,720 287,406 307,935 319,340 383,208 410,580 431,109 479,010 492,696 574,812 615,870 638,680 718,515 821,160 862,218 958,020 1,149,624 1,231,740 1,437,030 1,724,436 1,916,040 2,155,545 2,463,480 2,874,060 3,448,872 4,311,090 5,748,120 8,622,180 and 17,244,360, with no remainder.

Since 17,244,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,244,360, 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).