Q: Is 17,261,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,261,200 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 17,261,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 176 200 220 275 400 440 550 880 1,100 2,200 3,923 4,400 7,846 15,692 19,615 31,384 39,230 43,153 62,768 78,460 86,306 98,075 156,920 172,612 196,150 215,765 313,840 345,224 392,300 431,530 690,448 784,600 863,060 1,078,825 1,569,200 1,726,120 2,157,650 3,452,240 4,315,300 8,630,600 and 17,261,200, with no remainder.

Since 17,261,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,261,200, 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).