Q: Is 17,545,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,545,550 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 17,545,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 19 22 23 25 38 46 50 55 73 95 110 115 146 190 209 230 253 275 365 418 437 475 506 550 575 730 803 874 950 1,045 1,150 1,265 1,387 1,606 1,679 1,825 2,090 2,185 2,530 2,774 3,358 3,650 4,015 4,370 4,807 5,225 6,325 6,935 8,030 8,395 9,614 10,450 10,925 12,650 13,870 15,257 16,790 18,469 20,075 21,850 24,035 30,514 31,901 34,675 36,938 40,150 41,975 48,070 63,802 69,350 76,285 83,950 92,345 120,175 152,570 159,505 184,690 240,350 319,010 350,911 381,425 461,725 701,822 762,850 797,525 923,450 1,595,050 1,754,555 3,509,110 8,772,775 and 17,545,550, with no remainder.

Since 17,545,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,545,550, 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).