Q: Is 17,642,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,642,968 is a composite number.

Why is 17,642,968 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 17,642,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 31 56 62 124 217 248 434 868 1,736 10,163 20,326 40,652 71,141 81,304 142,282 284,564 315,053 569,128 630,106 1,260,212 2,205,371 2,520,424 4,410,742 8,821,484 and 17,642,968, with no remainder.

Since 17,642,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,642,968, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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