Q: Is 17,398,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,398,200 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 17,398,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 107 120 150 200 214 271 300 321 428 535 542 600 642 813 856 1,070 1,084 1,284 1,355 1,605 1,626 2,140 2,168 2,568 2,675 2,710 3,210 3,252 4,065 4,280 5,350 5,420 6,420 6,504 6,775 8,025 8,130 10,700 10,840 12,840 13,550 16,050 16,260 20,325 21,400 27,100 28,997 32,100 32,520 40,650 54,200 57,994 64,200 81,300 86,991 115,988 144,985 162,600 173,982 231,976 289,970 347,964 434,955 579,940 695,928 724,925 869,910 1,159,880 1,449,850 1,739,820 2,174,775 2,899,700 3,479,640 4,349,550 5,799,400 8,699,100 and 17,398,200, with no remainder.

Since 17,398,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,398,200, 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).