Q: Is 17,271,150 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,271,150 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 17,271,150 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 17 25 26 30 34 39 50 51 65 75 78 85 102 130 150 170 195 221 255 325 390 425 442 510 521 650 663 850 975 1,042 1,105 1,275 1,326 1,563 1,950 2,210 2,550 2,605 3,126 3,315 5,210 5,525 6,630 6,773 7,815 8,857 11,050 13,025 13,546 15,630 16,575 17,714 20,319 26,050 26,571 33,150 33,865 39,075 40,638 44,285 53,142 67,730 78,150 88,570 101,595 115,141 132,855 169,325 203,190 221,425 230,282 265,710 338,650 345,423 442,850 507,975 575,705 664,275 690,846 1,015,950 1,151,410 1,328,550 1,727,115 2,878,525 3,454,230 5,757,050 8,635,575 and 17,271,150, with no remainder.

Since 17,271,150 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,271,150, 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).