Q: Is 17,245,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,245,172 is a composite number.

Why is 17,245,172 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 17,245,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 431 862 1,429 1,724 2,858 3,017 5,716 6,034 10,003 12,068 20,006 40,012 615,899 1,231,798 2,463,596 4,311,293 8,622,586 and 17,245,172, with no remainder.

Since 17,245,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,245,172, 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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