Q: Is 17,439,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,439,900 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 17,439,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 61 75 100 122 150 183 244 300 305 366 610 732 915 953 1,220 1,525 1,830 1,906 2,859 3,050 3,660 3,812 4,575 4,765 5,718 6,100 9,150 9,530 11,436 14,295 18,300 19,060 23,825 28,590 47,650 57,180 58,133 71,475 95,300 116,266 142,950 174,399 232,532 285,900 290,665 348,798 581,330 697,596 871,995 1,162,660 1,453,325 1,743,990 2,906,650 3,487,980 4,359,975 5,813,300 8,719,950 and 17,439,900, with no remainder.

Since 17,439,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,439,900, 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).