Q: Is 17,345,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,345,900 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 17,345,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 13 20 22 25 26 44 50 52 55 65 100 110 130 143 220 260 275 286 325 550 572 650 715 1,100 1,213 1,300 1,430 2,426 2,860 3,575 4,852 6,065 7,150 12,130 13,343 14,300 15,769 24,260 26,686 30,325 31,538 53,372 60,650 63,076 66,715 78,845 121,300 133,430 157,690 173,459 266,860 315,380 333,575 346,918 394,225 667,150 693,836 788,450 867,295 1,334,300 1,576,900 1,734,590 3,469,180 4,336,475 8,672,950 and 17,345,900, with no remainder.

Since 17,345,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,345,900, 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).