Q: Is 17,460,320 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,460,320 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 17,460,320 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 29 32 40 53 58 71 80 106 116 142 145 160 212 232 265 284 290 355 424 464 530 568 580 710 848 928 1,060 1,136 1,160 1,420 1,537 1,696 2,059 2,120 2,272 2,320 2,840 3,074 3,763 4,118 4,240 4,640 5,680 6,148 7,526 7,685 8,236 8,480 10,295 11,360 12,296 15,052 15,370 16,472 18,815 20,590 24,592 30,104 30,740 32,944 37,630 41,180 49,184 60,208 61,480 65,888 75,260 82,360 109,127 120,416 122,960 150,520 164,720 218,254 245,920 301,040 329,440 436,508 545,635 602,080 873,016 1,091,270 1,746,032 2,182,540 3,492,064 4,365,080 8,730,160 and 17,460,320, with no remainder.

Since 17,460,320 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,460,320, 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).