Q: Is 17,605,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,605,280 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 17,605,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 11 14 16 20 22 28 32 35 40 44 55 56 70 77 80 88 110 112 140 154 160 176 220 224 280 308 352 385 440 560 616 770 880 1,120 1,232 1,429 1,540 1,760 2,464 2,858 3,080 5,716 6,160 7,145 10,003 11,432 12,320 14,290 15,719 20,006 22,864 28,580 31,438 40,012 45,728 50,015 57,160 62,876 78,595 80,024 100,030 110,033 114,320 125,752 157,190 160,048 200,060 220,066 228,640 251,504 314,380 320,096 400,120 440,132 503,008 550,165 628,760 800,240 880,264 1,100,330 1,257,520 1,600,480 1,760,528 2,200,660 2,515,040 3,521,056 4,401,320 8,802,640 and 17,605,280, with no remainder.

Since 17,605,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,605,280, 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).