Q: Is 17,767,620 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,767,620 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 17,767,620 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 13 15 18 20 26 27 30 36 39 45 52 54 60 65 78 90 108 117 130 135 156 180 195 234 260 270 351 390 468 540 585 702 780 1,170 1,404 1,755 2,340 2,531 3,510 5,062 7,020 7,593 10,124 12,655 15,186 22,779 25,310 30,372 32,903 37,965 45,558 50,620 65,806 68,337 75,930 91,116 98,709 113,895 131,612 136,674 151,860 164,515 197,418 227,790 273,348 296,127 329,030 341,685 394,836 455,580 493,545 592,254 658,060 683,370 888,381 987,090 1,184,508 1,366,740 1,480,635 1,776,762 1,974,180 2,961,270 3,553,524 4,441,905 5,922,540 8,883,810 and 17,767,620, with no remainder.

Since 17,767,620 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,767,620, 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).