Q: Is 16,001,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,001,700 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 16,001,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 13 15 20 22 25 26 30 33 39 44 50 52 55 60 65 66 75 78 100 110 130 132 143 150 156 165 195 220 260 275 286 300 325 330 373 390 429 550 572 650 660 715 746 780 825 858 975 1,100 1,119 1,300 1,430 1,492 1,650 1,716 1,865 1,950 2,145 2,238 2,860 3,300 3,575 3,730 3,900 4,103 4,290 4,476 4,849 5,595 7,150 7,460 8,206 8,580 9,325 9,698 10,725 11,190 12,309 14,300 14,547 16,412 18,650 19,396 20,515 21,450 22,380 24,245 24,618 27,975 29,094 37,300 41,030 42,900 48,490 49,236 53,339 55,950 58,188 61,545 72,735 82,060 96,980 102,575 106,678 111,900 121,225 123,090 145,470 160,017 205,150 213,356 242,450 246,180 266,695 290,940 307,725 320,034 363,675 410,300 484,900 533,390 615,450 640,068 727,350 800,085 1,066,780 1,230,900 1,333,475 1,454,700 1,600,170 2,666,950 3,200,340 4,000,425 5,333,900 8,000,850 and 16,001,700, with no remainder.

Since 16,001,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,001,700, 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).