Q: Is 17,839,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,839,500 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 17,839,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 125 140 150 175 210 250 300 350 375 420 500 525 700 750 875 1,050 1,500 1,699 1,750 2,100 2,625 3,398 3,500 5,097 5,250 6,796 8,495 10,194 10,500 11,893 16,990 20,388 23,786 25,485 33,980 35,679 42,475 47,572 50,970 59,465 71,358 84,950 101,940 118,930 127,425 142,716 169,900 178,395 212,375 237,860 254,850 297,325 356,790 424,750 509,700 594,650 637,125 713,580 849,500 891,975 1,189,300 1,274,250 1,486,625 1,783,950 2,548,500 2,973,250 3,567,900 4,459,875 5,946,500 8,919,750 and 17,839,500, with no remainder.

Since 17,839,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,839,500, 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).