Q: Is 16,170 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,170 is a composite number.

Why is 16,170 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 16,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 10 11 14 15 21 22 30 33 35 42 49 55 66 70 77 98 105 110 147 154 165 210 231 245 294 330 385 462 490 539 735 770 1,078 1,155 1,470 1,617 2,310 2,695 3,234 5,390 8,085 and 16,170, with no remainder.

Since 16,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,170, 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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