Q: Is 16,232,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,232,400 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 16,232,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 48 50 54 60 72 75 80 81 90 100 108 120 135 144 150 162 167 180 200 216 225 240 243 270 300 324 334 360 400 405 432 450 486 501 540 600 648 668 675 720 810 835 900 972 1,002 1,080 1,200 1,215 1,296 1,336 1,350 1,503 1,620 1,670 1,800 1,944 2,004 2,025 2,160 2,430 2,505 2,672 2,700 3,006 3,240 3,340 3,600 3,888 4,008 4,050 4,175 4,509 4,860 5,010 5,400 6,012 6,075 6,480 6,680 7,515 8,016 8,100 8,350 9,018 9,720 10,020 10,800 12,024 12,150 12,525 13,360 13,527 15,030 16,200 16,700 18,036 19,440 20,040 22,545 24,048 24,300 25,050 27,054 30,060 32,400 33,400 36,072 37,575 40,080 40,581 45,090 48,600 50,100 54,108 60,120 66,800 67,635 72,144 75,150 81,162 90,180 97,200 100,200 108,216 112,725 120,240 135,270 150,300 162,324 180,360 200,400 202,905 216,432 225,450 270,540 300,600 324,648 338,175 360,720 405,810 450,900 541,080 601,200 649,296 676,350 811,620 901,800 1,014,525 1,082,160 1,352,700 1,623,240 1,803,600 2,029,050 2,705,400 3,246,480 4,058,100 5,410,800 8,116,200 and 16,232,400, with no remainder.

Since 16,232,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,232,400, 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).