Q: Is 16,238,624 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,238,624 is a composite number.

Why is 16,238,624 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 16,238,624 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 41 82 164 328 656 1,312 12,377 24,754 49,508 99,016 198,032 396,064 507,457 1,014,914 2,029,828 4,059,656 8,119,312 and 16,238,624, with no remainder.

Since 16,238,624 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,238,624, 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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