Q: Is 17,497,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,497,242 is a composite number.

Why is 17,497,242 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 17,497,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 41 42 54 63 82 123 126 189 246 287 369 378 574 738 861 1,107 1,129 1,722 2,214 2,258 2,583 3,387 5,166 6,774 7,749 7,903 10,161 15,498 15,806 20,322 23,709 30,483 46,289 47,418 60,966 71,127 92,578 138,867 142,254 213,381 277,734 324,023 416,601 426,762 648,046 833,202 972,069 1,249,803 1,944,138 2,499,606 2,916,207 5,832,414 8,748,621 and 17,497,242, with no remainder.

Since 17,497,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,497,242, 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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