Q: Is 17,388 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,388 is a composite number.

Why is 17,388 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 17,388 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 23 27 28 36 42 46 54 63 69 84 92 108 126 138 161 189 207 252 276 322 378 414 483 621 644 756 828 966 1,242 1,449 1,932 2,484 2,898 4,347 5,796 8,694 and 17,388, with no remainder.

Since 17,388 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,388, 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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