Q: Is 17,650,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,650,000 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 17,650,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 353 400 500 625 706 1,000 1,250 1,412 1,765 2,000 2,500 2,824 3,125 3,530 5,000 5,648 6,250 7,060 8,825 10,000 12,500 14,120 17,650 25,000 28,240 35,300 44,125 50,000 70,600 88,250 141,200 176,500 220,625 353,000 441,250 706,000 882,500 1,103,125 1,765,000 2,206,250 3,530,000 4,412,500 8,825,000 and 17,650,000, with no remainder.

Since 17,650,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,650,000, 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).