Q: Is 17,940,248 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,940,248 is a composite number.

Why is 17,940,248 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 17,940,248 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 59 118 191 199 236 382 398 472 764 796 1,528 1,592 11,269 11,741 22,538 23,482 38,009 45,076 46,964 76,018 90,152 93,928 152,036 304,072 2,242,531 4,485,062 8,970,124 and 17,940,248, with no remainder.

Since 17,940,248 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,940,248, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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