Q: Is 17,663,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,663,520 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 17,663,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 28 30 32 35 40 42 48 49 56 60 70 80 84 96 98 105 112 120 140 147 160 168 196 210 224 240 245 280 294 336 392 420 480 490 560 588 672 735 751 784 840 980 1,120 1,176 1,470 1,502 1,568 1,680 1,960 2,253 2,352 2,940 3,004 3,360 3,755 3,920 4,506 4,704 5,257 5,880 6,008 7,510 7,840 9,012 10,514 11,265 11,760 12,016 15,020 15,771 18,024 21,028 22,530 23,520 24,032 26,285 30,040 31,542 36,048 36,799 42,056 45,060 52,570 60,080 63,084 72,096 73,598 78,855 84,112 90,120 105,140 110,397 120,160 126,168 147,196 157,710 168,224 180,240 183,995 210,280 220,794 252,336 294,392 315,420 360,480 367,990 420,560 441,588 504,672 551,985 588,784 630,840 735,980 841,120 883,176 1,103,970 1,177,568 1,261,680 1,471,960 1,766,352 2,207,940 2,523,360 2,943,920 3,532,704 4,415,880 5,887,840 8,831,760 and 17,663,520, with no remainder.

Since 17,663,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,663,520, 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).