Q: Is 17,420,848 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,420,848 is a composite number.

Why is 17,420,848 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 17,420,848 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 43 86 172 344 688 25,321 50,642 101,284 202,568 405,136 1,088,803 2,177,606 4,355,212 8,710,424 and 17,420,848, with no remainder.

Since 17,420,848 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,420,848, 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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