Q: Is 17,407,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,407,200 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 17,407,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 150 160 200 240 300 400 480 600 800 1,200 2,400 7,253 14,506 21,759 29,012 36,265 43,518 58,024 72,530 87,036 108,795 116,048 145,060 174,072 181,325 217,590 232,096 290,120 348,144 362,650 435,180 543,975 580,240 696,288 725,300 870,360 1,087,950 1,160,480 1,450,600 1,740,720 2,175,900 2,901,200 3,481,440 4,351,800 5,802,400 8,703,600 and 17,407,200, with no remainder.

Since 17,407,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,407,200, 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).