Q: Is 17,871,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,871,200 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 17,871,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 89 100 160 178 200 251 356 400 445 502 712 800 890 1,004 1,255 1,424 1,780 2,008 2,225 2,510 2,848 3,560 4,016 4,450 5,020 6,275 7,120 8,032 8,900 10,040 12,550 14,240 17,800 20,080 22,339 25,100 35,600 40,160 44,678 50,200 71,200 89,356 100,400 111,695 178,712 200,800 223,390 357,424 446,780 558,475 714,848 893,560 1,116,950 1,787,120 2,233,900 3,574,240 4,467,800 8,935,600 and 17,871,200, with no remainder.

Since 17,871,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,871,200, 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).