Q: Is 16,205,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,205,000 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 16,205,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 100 125 140 175 200 250 280 350 463 500 625 700 875 926 1,000 1,250 1,400 1,750 1,852 2,315 2,500 3,241 3,500 3,704 4,375 4,630 5,000 6,482 7,000 8,750 9,260 11,575 12,964 16,205 17,500 18,520 23,150 25,928 32,410 35,000 46,300 57,875 64,820 81,025 92,600 115,750 129,640 162,050 231,500 289,375 324,100 405,125 463,000 578,750 648,200 810,250 1,157,500 1,620,500 2,025,625 2,315,000 3,241,000 4,051,250 8,102,500 and 16,205,000, with no remainder.

Since 16,205,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,205,000, 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).