Q: Is 17,688,220 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,688,220 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 17,688,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 20 22 37 41 44 53 55 74 82 106 110 148 164 185 205 212 220 265 370 407 410 451 530 583 740 814 820 902 1,060 1,166 1,517 1,628 1,804 1,961 2,035 2,173 2,255 2,332 2,915 3,034 3,922 4,070 4,346 4,510 5,830 6,068 7,585 7,844 8,140 8,692 9,020 9,805 10,865 11,660 15,170 16,687 19,610 21,571 21,730 23,903 30,340 33,374 39,220 43,142 43,460 47,806 66,748 80,401 83,435 86,284 95,612 107,855 119,515 160,802 166,870 215,710 239,030 321,604 333,740 402,005 431,420 478,060 804,010 884,411 1,608,020 1,768,822 3,537,644 4,422,055 8,844,110 and 17,688,220, with no remainder.

Since 17,688,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,688,220, 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).