Q: Is 17,356,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,356,300 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 17,356,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 79 100 130 158 169 260 316 325 338 395 650 676 790 845 1,027 1,300 1,580 1,690 1,975 2,054 2,197 3,380 3,950 4,108 4,225 4,394 5,135 7,900 8,450 8,788 10,270 10,985 13,351 16,900 20,540 21,970 25,675 26,702 43,940 51,350 53,404 54,925 66,755 102,700 109,850 133,510 173,563 219,700 267,020 333,775 347,126 667,550 694,252 867,815 1,335,100 1,735,630 3,471,260 4,339,075 8,678,150 and 17,356,300, with no remainder.

Since 17,356,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,356,300, 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).