Q: Is 17,408,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,408,800 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 17,408,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 47 50 80 94 100 160 188 200 235 376 400 463 470 752 800 926 940 1,175 1,504 1,852 1,880 2,315 2,350 3,704 3,760 4,630 4,700 7,408 7,520 9,260 9,400 11,575 14,816 18,520 18,800 21,761 23,150 37,040 37,600 43,522 46,300 74,080 87,044 92,600 108,805 174,088 185,200 217,610 348,176 370,400 435,220 544,025 696,352 870,440 1,088,050 1,740,880 2,176,100 3,481,760 4,352,200 8,704,400 and 17,408,800, with no remainder.

Since 17,408,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,408,800, 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).