Q: Is 17,717,670 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,717,670 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 17,717,670 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 27 30 45 54 90 135 211 270 311 422 622 633 933 1,055 1,266 1,555 1,866 1,899 2,110 2,799 3,110 3,165 3,798 4,665 5,598 5,697 6,330 8,397 9,330 9,495 11,394 13,995 16,794 18,990 27,990 28,485 41,985 56,970 65,621 83,970 131,242 196,863 328,105 393,726 590,589 656,210 984,315 1,181,178 1,771,767 1,968,630 2,952,945 3,543,534 5,905,890 8,858,835 and 17,717,670, with no remainder.

Since 17,717,670 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,717,670, 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).