Q: Is 16,172,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,172,142 is a composite number.

Why is 16,172,142 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 16,172,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 31 42 62 93 186 217 434 651 1,302 12,421 24,842 37,263 74,526 86,947 173,894 260,841 385,051 521,682 770,102 1,155,153 2,310,306 2,695,357 5,390,714 8,086,071 and 16,172,142, with no remainder.

Since 16,172,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,172,142, 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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