Q: Is 17,717,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,717,672 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 17,717,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 17 28 34 37 56 68 74 119 136 148 238 259 296 476 503 518 629 952 1,006 1,036 1,258 2,012 2,072 2,516 3,521 4,024 4,403 5,032 7,042 8,551 8,806 14,084 17,102 17,612 18,611 28,168 34,204 35,224 37,222 59,857 68,408 74,444 119,714 130,277 148,888 239,428 260,554 316,387 478,856 521,108 632,774 1,042,216 1,265,548 2,214,709 2,531,096 4,429,418 8,858,836 and 17,717,672, with no remainder.

Since 17,717,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,717,672, 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).