Q: Is 16,215,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,215,560 is a composite number.

Why is 16,215,560 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 16,215,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 59 118 236 295 472 590 1,180 2,360 6,871 13,742 27,484 34,355 54,968 68,710 137,420 274,840 405,389 810,778 1,621,556 2,026,945 3,243,112 4,053,890 8,107,780 and 16,215,560, with no remainder.

Since 16,215,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,215,560, 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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