Q: Is 17,675,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,675,640 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 17,675,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 36 37 40 45 60 72 74 90 111 120 148 180 185 222 296 333 360 370 444 555 666 740 888 1,110 1,327 1,332 1,480 1,665 2,220 2,654 2,664 3,330 3,981 4,440 5,308 6,635 6,660 7,962 10,616 11,943 13,270 13,320 15,924 19,905 23,886 26,540 31,848 39,810 47,772 49,099 53,080 59,715 79,620 95,544 98,198 119,430 147,297 159,240 196,396 238,860 245,495 294,594 392,792 441,891 477,720 490,990 589,188 736,485 883,782 981,980 1,178,376 1,472,970 1,767,564 1,963,960 2,209,455 2,945,940 3,535,128 4,418,910 5,891,880 8,837,820 and 17,675,640, with no remainder.

Since 17,675,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,675,640, 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).