Q: Is 17,421,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,421,742 is a composite number.

Why is 17,421,742 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 17,421,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 13 26 67 73 134 137 146 274 871 949 1,742 1,781 1,898 3,562 4,891 9,179 9,782 10,001 18,358 20,002 63,583 119,327 127,166 130,013 238,654 260,026 670,067 1,340,134 8,710,871 and 17,421,742, with no remainder.

Since 17,421,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,421,742, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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