Q: Is 16,009,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,009,500 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 16,009,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 125 130 150 156 195 250 260 300 325 375 390 500 650 750 780 821 975 1,300 1,500 1,625 1,642 1,950 2,463 3,250 3,284 3,900 4,105 4,875 4,926 6,500 8,210 9,750 9,852 10,673 12,315 16,420 19,500 20,525 21,346 24,630 32,019 41,050 42,692 49,260 53,365 61,575 64,038 82,100 102,625 106,730 123,150 128,076 160,095 205,250 213,460 246,300 266,825 307,875 320,190 410,500 533,650 615,750 640,380 800,475 1,067,300 1,231,500 1,334,125 1,600,950 2,668,250 3,201,900 4,002,375 5,336,500 8,004,750 and 16,009,500, with no remainder.

Since 16,009,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,009,500, 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).