Q: Is 16,044,525 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,044,525 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 16,044,525 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 35 45 61 63 75 105 167 175 183 225 305 315 427 501 525 549 835 915 1,169 1,281 1,503 1,525 1,575 2,135 2,505 2,745 3,507 3,843 4,175 4,575 5,845 6,405 7,515 10,187 10,521 10,675 12,525 13,725 17,535 19,215 29,225 30,561 32,025 37,575 50,935 52,605 71,309 87,675 91,683 96,075 152,805 213,927 254,675 263,025 356,545 458,415 641,781 764,025 1,069,635 1,782,725 2,292,075 3,208,905 5,348,175 and 16,044,525, with no remainder.

Since 16,044,525 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,044,525, 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).