Q: Is 17,660,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,660,250 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 17,660,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 30 45 47 50 75 90 94 125 141 150 167 225 235 250 282 334 375 423 450 470 501 705 750 835 846 1,002 1,125 1,175 1,410 1,503 1,670 2,115 2,250 2,350 2,505 3,006 3,525 4,175 4,230 5,010 5,875 7,050 7,515 7,849 8,350 10,575 11,750 12,525 15,030 15,698 17,625 20,875 21,150 23,547 25,050 35,250 37,575 39,245 41,750 47,094 52,875 62,625 70,641 75,150 78,490 105,750 117,735 125,250 141,282 187,875 196,225 235,470 353,205 375,750 392,450 588,675 706,410 981,125 1,177,350 1,766,025 1,962,250 2,943,375 3,532,050 5,886,750 8,830,125 and 17,660,250, with no remainder.

Since 17,660,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,660,250, 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).