Q: Is 16,111,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,111,500 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 16,111,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 125 138 150 230 250 276 300 345 375 460 467 500 575 690 750 934 1,150 1,380 1,401 1,500 1,725 1,868 2,300 2,335 2,802 2,875 3,450 4,670 5,604 5,750 6,900 7,005 8,625 9,340 10,741 11,500 11,675 14,010 17,250 21,482 23,350 28,020 32,223 34,500 35,025 42,964 46,700 53,705 58,375 64,446 70,050 107,410 116,750 128,892 140,100 161,115 175,125 214,820 233,500 268,525 322,230 350,250 537,050 644,460 700,500 805,575 1,074,100 1,342,625 1,611,150 2,685,250 3,222,300 4,027,875 5,370,500 8,055,750 and 16,111,500, with no remainder.

Since 16,111,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,111,500, 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).