Q: Is 17,271,048 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,271,048 is a composite number.

Why is 17,271,048 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 17,271,048 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 17 24 34 51 68 102 136 204 408 42,331 84,662 126,993 169,324 253,986 338,648 507,972 719,627 1,015,944 1,439,254 2,158,881 2,878,508 4,317,762 5,757,016 8,635,524 and 17,271,048, with no remainder.

Since 17,271,048 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,271,048, 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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