Q: Is 17,711,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,711,850 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 17,711,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 25 26 30 31 39 50 62 65 75 78 93 130 150 155 186 195 293 310 325 390 403 465 586 650 775 806 879 930 975 1,209 1,465 1,550 1,758 1,950 2,015 2,325 2,418 2,930 3,809 4,030 4,395 4,650 6,045 7,325 7,618 8,790 9,083 10,075 11,427 12,090 14,650 18,166 19,045 20,150 21,975 22,854 27,249 30,225 38,090 43,950 45,415 54,498 57,135 60,450 90,830 95,225 114,270 118,079 136,245 190,450 227,075 236,158 272,490 285,675 354,237 454,150 571,350 590,395 681,225 708,474 1,180,790 1,362,450 1,771,185 2,951,975 3,542,370 5,903,950 8,855,925 and 17,711,850, with no remainder.

Since 17,711,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,711,850, 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).