Q: Is 17,280 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,280 is a composite number.

Why is 17,280 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 17,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 27 30 32 36 40 45 48 54 60 64 72 80 90 96 108 120 128 135 144 160 180 192 216 240 270 288 320 360 384 432 480 540 576 640 720 864 960 1,080 1,152 1,440 1,728 1,920 2,160 2,880 3,456 4,320 5,760 8,640 and 17,280, with no remainder.

Since 17,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,280, 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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