Q: Is 17,424,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,424,108 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 17,424,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 31 36 39 52 62 78 93 117 124 156 186 234 279 372 403 468 558 806 1,116 1,201 1,209 1,612 2,402 2,418 3,603 3,627 4,804 4,836 7,206 7,254 10,809 14,412 14,508 15,613 21,618 31,226 37,231 43,236 46,839 62,452 74,462 93,678 111,693 140,517 148,924 187,356 223,386 281,034 335,079 446,772 484,003 562,068 670,158 968,006 1,340,316 1,452,009 1,936,012 2,904,018 4,356,027 5,808,036 8,712,054 and 17,424,108, with no remainder.

Since 17,424,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,424,108, 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).