Q: Is 16,240,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,240,500 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 16,240,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 81 90 100 108 125 135 150 162 180 225 250 270 300 324 375 401 405 450 500 540 675 750 802 810 900 1,125 1,203 1,350 1,500 1,604 1,620 2,005 2,025 2,250 2,406 2,700 3,375 3,609 4,010 4,050 4,500 4,812 6,015 6,750 7,218 8,020 8,100 10,025 10,125 10,827 12,030 13,500 14,436 18,045 20,050 20,250 21,654 24,060 30,075 32,481 36,090 40,100 40,500 43,308 50,125 54,135 60,150 64,962 72,180 90,225 100,250 108,270 120,300 129,924 150,375 162,405 180,450 200,500 216,540 270,675 300,750 324,810 360,900 451,125 541,350 601,500 649,620 812,025 902,250 1,082,700 1,353,375 1,624,050 1,804,500 2,706,750 3,248,100 4,060,125 5,413,500 8,120,250 and 16,240,500, with no remainder.

Since 16,240,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,240,500, 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).