Q: Is 17,245,830 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,245,830 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 17,245,830 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 30 35 41 42 70 82 105 123 205 210 246 287 410 574 615 861 1,230 1,435 1,722 2,003 2,870 4,006 4,305 6,009 8,610 10,015 12,018 14,021 20,030 28,042 30,045 42,063 60,090 70,105 82,123 84,126 140,210 164,246 210,315 246,369 410,615 420,630 492,738 574,861 821,230 1,149,722 1,231,845 1,724,583 2,463,690 2,874,305 3,449,166 5,748,610 8,622,915 and 17,245,830, with no remainder.

Since 17,245,830 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,245,830, 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).