Q: Is 17,438,580 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,438,580 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 17,438,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 19 20 30 36 38 45 57 60 76 90 95 114 171 180 190 228 285 342 380 570 684 855 1,140 1,710 3,420 5,099 10,198 15,297 20,396 25,495 30,594 45,891 50,990 61,188 76,485 91,782 96,881 101,980 152,970 183,564 193,762 229,455 290,643 305,940 387,524 458,910 484,405 581,286 871,929 917,820 968,810 1,162,572 1,453,215 1,743,858 1,937,620 2,906,430 3,487,716 4,359,645 5,812,860 8,719,290 and 17,438,580, with no remainder.

Since 17,438,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,438,580, 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).