Q: Is 16,098,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,098,978 is a composite number.

Why is 16,098,978 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 16,098,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 41 42 82 123 246 287 574 861 1,722 9,349 18,698 28,047 56,094 65,443 130,886 196,329 383,309 392,658 766,618 1,149,927 2,299,854 2,683,163 5,366,326 8,049,489 and 16,098,978, with no remainder.

Since 16,098,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,098,978, 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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