Q: Is 17,676,540 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,676,540 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 17,676,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 28 30 35 36 42 45 60 63 70 84 90 105 126 140 180 210 252 315 420 630 1,260 14,029 28,058 42,087 56,116 70,145 84,174 98,203 126,261 140,290 168,348 196,406 210,435 252,522 280,580 294,609 392,812 420,870 491,015 505,044 589,218 631,305 841,740 883,827 982,030 1,178,436 1,262,610 1,473,045 1,767,654 1,964,060 2,525,220 2,946,090 3,535,308 4,419,135 5,892,180 8,838,270 and 17,676,540, with no remainder.

Since 17,676,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,676,540, 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).