Q: Is 17,784,864 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,784,864 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 17,784,864 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 37 48 72 74 96 111 144 148 222 288 296 333 444 592 666 888 1,184 1,332 1,669 1,776 2,664 3,338 3,552 5,007 5,328 6,676 10,014 10,656 13,352 15,021 20,028 26,704 30,042 40,056 53,408 60,084 61,753 80,112 120,168 123,506 160,224 185,259 240,336 247,012 370,518 480,672 494,024 555,777 741,036 988,048 1,111,554 1,482,072 1,976,096 2,223,108 2,964,144 4,446,216 5,928,288 8,892,432 and 17,784,864, with no remainder.

Since 17,784,864 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,784,864, 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).