Q: Is 16,234,855 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,234,855 is a composite number.

Why is 16,234,855 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 16,234,855 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 13 31 35 65 91 155 217 403 455 1,085 1,151 2,015 2,821 5,755 8,057 14,105 14,963 35,681 40,285 74,815 104,741 178,405 249,767 463,853 523,705 1,248,835 2,319,265 3,246,971 and 16,234,855, with no remainder.

Since 16,234,855 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,234,855, 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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