Q: Is 17,252,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,252,700 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 17,252,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 131 150 262 300 393 439 524 655 786 878 1,310 1,317 1,572 1,756 1,965 2,195 2,620 2,634 3,275 3,930 4,390 5,268 6,550 6,585 7,860 8,780 9,825 10,975 13,100 13,170 19,650 21,950 26,340 32,925 39,300 43,900 57,509 65,850 115,018 131,700 172,527 230,036 287,545 345,054 575,090 690,108 862,635 1,150,180 1,437,725 1,725,270 2,875,450 3,450,540 4,313,175 5,750,900 8,626,350 and 17,252,700, with no remainder.

Since 17,252,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,252,700, 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).