Q: Is 16,246,142 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,246,142 is a composite number.

Why is 16,246,142 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 16,246,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 97 194 253 331 506 662 1,067 2,134 2,231 3,641 4,462 7,282 7,613 15,226 24,541 32,107 49,082 64,214 83,743 167,486 353,177 706,354 738,461 1,476,922 8,123,071 and 16,246,142, with no remainder.

Since 16,246,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,246,142, 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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