Q: Is 17,601,760 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,601,760 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 17,601,760 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 32 40 44 55 73 80 88 110 137 146 160 176 220 274 292 352 365 440 548 584 685 730 803 880 1,096 1,168 1,370 1,460 1,507 1,606 1,760 2,192 2,336 2,740 2,920 3,014 3,212 4,015 4,384 5,480 5,840 6,028 6,424 7,535 8,030 10,001 10,960 11,680 12,056 12,848 15,070 16,060 20,002 21,920 24,112 25,696 30,140 32,120 40,004 48,224 50,005 60,280 64,240 80,008 100,010 110,011 120,560 128,480 160,016 200,020 220,022 241,120 320,032 400,040 440,044 550,055 800,080 880,088 1,100,110 1,600,160 1,760,176 2,200,220 3,520,352 4,400,440 8,800,880 and 17,601,760, with no remainder.

Since 17,601,760 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,601,760, 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).