Q: Is 17,678,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,678,850 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 17,678,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 14 15 21 25 30 35 42 50 70 75 105 113 149 150 175 210 226 298 339 350 447 525 565 678 745 791 894 1,043 1,050 1,130 1,490 1,582 1,695 2,086 2,235 2,373 2,825 3,129 3,390 3,725 3,955 4,470 4,746 5,215 5,650 6,258 7,450 7,910 8,475 10,430 11,175 11,865 15,645 16,837 16,950 19,775 22,350 23,730 26,075 31,290 33,674 39,550 50,511 52,150 59,325 78,225 84,185 101,022 117,859 118,650 156,450 168,370 235,718 252,555 353,577 420,925 505,110 589,295 707,154 841,850 1,178,590 1,262,775 1,767,885 2,525,550 2,946,475 3,535,770 5,892,950 8,839,425 and 17,678,850, with no remainder.

Since 17,678,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,678,850, 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).