Q: Is 17,550,270 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,550,270 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 17,550,270 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 47 54 81 90 94 135 141 162 235 270 282 405 423 461 470 705 810 846 922 1,269 1,383 1,410 2,115 2,305 2,538 2,766 3,807 4,149 4,230 4,610 6,345 6,915 7,614 8,298 12,447 12,690 13,830 19,035 20,745 21,667 24,894 37,341 38,070 41,490 43,334 62,235 65,001 74,682 108,335 124,470 130,002 186,705 195,003 216,670 325,005 373,410 390,006 585,009 650,010 975,015 1,170,018 1,755,027 1,950,030 2,925,045 3,510,054 5,850,090 8,775,135 and 17,550,270, with no remainder.

Since 17,550,270 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,550,270, 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).