Q: Is 17,712,720 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,712,720 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 17,712,720 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 73 80 90 120 144 146 180 219 240 292 337 360 365 438 584 657 674 720 730 876 1,011 1,095 1,168 1,314 1,348 1,460 1,685 1,752 2,022 2,190 2,628 2,696 2,920 3,033 3,285 3,370 3,504 4,044 4,380 5,055 5,256 5,392 5,840 6,066 6,570 6,740 8,088 8,760 10,110 10,512 12,132 13,140 13,480 15,165 16,176 17,520 20,220 24,264 24,601 26,280 26,960 30,330 40,440 48,528 49,202 52,560 60,660 73,803 80,880 98,404 121,320 123,005 147,606 196,808 221,409 242,640 246,010 295,212 369,015 393,616 442,818 492,020 590,424 738,030 885,636 984,040 1,107,045 1,180,848 1,476,060 1,771,272 1,968,080 2,214,090 2,952,120 3,542,544 4,428,180 5,904,240 8,856,360 and 17,712,720, with no remainder.

Since 17,712,720 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,712,720, 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).