Q: Is 17,920,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,920,400 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 17,920,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 71 80 100 142 200 284 355 400 568 631 710 1,136 1,262 1,420 1,775 2,524 2,840 3,155 3,550 5,048 5,680 6,310 7,100 10,096 12,620 14,200 15,775 25,240 28,400 31,550 44,801 50,480 63,100 89,602 126,200 179,204 224,005 252,400 358,408 448,010 716,816 896,020 1,120,025 1,792,040 2,240,050 3,584,080 4,480,100 8,960,200 and 17,920,400, with no remainder.

Since 17,920,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,920,400, 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).