Q: Is 16,216,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,216,172 is a composite number.

Why is 16,216,172 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 16,216,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 79 158 316 553 1,106 2,212 7,331 14,662 29,324 51,317 102,634 205,268 579,149 1,158,298 2,316,596 4,054,043 8,108,086 and 16,216,172, with no remainder.

Since 16,216,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,216,172, 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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