Q: Is 17,963,968 a Composite Number?

Why is 17,963,968 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 17,963,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 19 22 32 34 38 44 64 68 76 79 88 136 152 158 176 187 209 272 304 316 323 352 374 418 544 608 632 646 704 748 836 869 1,088 1,216 1,264 1,292 1,343 1,496 1,501 1,672 1,738 2,528 2,584 2,686 2,992 3,002 3,344 3,476 3,553 5,056 5,168 5,372 5,984 6,004 6,688 6,952 7,106 10,336 10,744 11,968 12,008 13,376 13,904 14,212 14,773 16,511 20,672 21,488 24,016 25,517 27,808 28,424 29,546 33,022 42,976 48,032 51,034 55,616 56,848 59,092 66,044 85,952 96,064 102,068 113,696 118,184 132,088 204,136 227,392 236,368 264,176 280,687 408,272 472,736 528,352 561,374 816,544 945,472 1,056,704 1,122,748 1,633,088 2,245,496 4,490,992 8,981,984 and 17,963,968, with no remainder.

Since 17,963,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,963,968, 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).