Q: Is 17,460 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 17,460 is a composite number.

Why is 17,460 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 17,460 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 30 36 45 60 90 97 180 194 291 388 485 582 873 970 1,164 1,455 1,746 1,940 2,910 3,492 4,365 5,820 8,730 and 17,460, with no remainder.

Since 17,460 cannot be divided by just 1 and 17,460, 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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