Q: Is 16,115,108 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,115,108 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 16,115,108 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 67 134 157 268 314 383 628 766 1,532 10,519 21,038 25,661 42,076 51,322 60,131 102,644 120,262 240,524 4,028,777 8,057,554 and 16,115,108, with no remainder.

Since 16,115,108 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,115,108, 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).