Q: Is 16,212,672 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,212,672 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 16,212,672 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 64 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 192 224 252 288 336 448 504 576 672 1,008 1,344 2,016 4,021 4,032 8,042 12,063 16,084 24,126 28,147 32,168 36,189 48,252 56,294 64,336 72,378 84,441 96,504 112,588 128,672 144,756 168,882 193,008 225,176 253,323 257,344 289,512 337,764 386,016 450,352 506,646 579,024 675,528 772,032 900,704 1,013,292 1,158,048 1,351,056 1,801,408 2,026,584 2,316,096 2,702,112 4,053,168 5,404,224 8,106,336 and 16,212,672, with no remainder.

Since 16,212,672 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,212,672, 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).