Q: Is 17,515,050 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,515,050 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 17,515,050 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 49 50 70 75 98 105 147 150 175 210 245 294 350 490 525 735 1,050 1,225 1,470 2,383 2,450 3,675 4,766 7,149 7,350 11,915 14,298 16,681 23,830 33,362 35,745 50,043 59,575 71,490 83,405 100,086 116,767 119,150 166,810 178,725 233,534 250,215 350,301 357,450 417,025 500,430 583,835 700,602 834,050 1,167,670 1,251,075 1,751,505 2,502,150 2,919,175 3,503,010 5,838,350 8,757,525 and 17,515,050, with no remainder.

Since 17,515,050 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,515,050, 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).