Q: Is 17,548,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,548,032 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 17,548,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 73 96 128 146 192 219 256 292 313 384 438 584 626 768 876 939 1,168 1,252 1,752 1,878 2,336 2,504 3,504 3,756 4,672 5,008 7,008 7,512 9,344 10,016 14,016 15,024 18,688 20,032 22,849 28,032 30,048 40,064 45,698 56,064 60,096 68,547 80,128 91,396 120,192 137,094 182,792 240,384 274,188 365,584 548,376 731,168 1,096,752 1,462,336 2,193,504 2,924,672 4,387,008 5,849,344 8,774,016 and 17,548,032, with no remainder.

Since 17,548,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,548,032, 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).