Q: Is 17,421,852 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,421,852 is a composite number.

Why is 17,421,852 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 17,421,852 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 84 98 147 196 294 588 29,629 59,258 88,887 118,516 177,774 207,403 355,548 414,806 622,209 829,612 1,244,418 1,451,821 2,488,836 2,903,642 4,355,463 5,807,284 8,710,926 and 17,421,852, with no remainder.

Since 17,421,852 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,421,852, 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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