Q: Is 17,707,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,707,400 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 17,707,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 29 40 43 50 58 71 86 100 116 142 145 172 200 215 232 284 290 344 355 430 568 580 710 725 860 1,075 1,160 1,247 1,420 1,450 1,720 1,775 2,059 2,150 2,494 2,840 2,900 3,053 3,550 4,118 4,300 4,988 5,800 6,106 6,235 7,100 8,236 8,600 9,976 10,295 12,212 12,470 14,200 15,265 16,472 20,590 24,424 24,940 30,530 31,175 41,180 49,880 51,475 61,060 62,350 76,325 82,360 88,537 102,950 122,120 124,700 152,650 177,074 205,900 249,400 305,300 354,148 411,800 442,685 610,600 708,296 885,370 1,770,740 2,213,425 3,541,480 4,426,850 8,853,700 and 17,707,400, with no remainder.

Since 17,707,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,707,400, 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).