Q: Is 17,738,140 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,738,140 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 17,738,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 28 29 34 35 58 68 70 85 116 119 140 145 170 203 238 257 290 340 406 476 493 514 580 595 812 986 1,015 1,028 1,190 1,285 1,799 1,972 2,030 2,380 2,465 2,570 3,451 3,598 4,060 4,369 4,930 5,140 6,902 7,196 7,453 8,738 8,995 9,860 13,804 14,906 17,255 17,476 17,990 21,845 29,812 30,583 34,510 35,980 37,265 43,690 52,171 61,166 69,020 74,530 87,380 104,342 122,332 126,701 149,060 152,915 208,684 253,402 260,855 305,830 506,804 521,710 611,660 633,505 886,907 1,043,420 1,267,010 1,773,814 2,534,020 3,547,628 4,434,535 8,869,070 and 17,738,140, with no remainder.

Since 17,738,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,738,140, 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).