Q: Is 16,254,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,254,700 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 16,254,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 140 154 175 220 275 308 350 385 550 700 770 1,100 1,540 1,925 2,111 3,850 4,222 7,700 8,444 10,555 14,777 21,110 23,221 29,554 42,220 46,442 52,775 59,108 73,885 92,884 105,550 116,105 147,770 162,547 211,100 232,210 295,540 325,094 369,425 464,420 580,525 650,188 738,850 812,735 1,161,050 1,477,700 1,625,470 2,322,100 3,250,940 4,063,675 8,127,350 and 16,254,700, with no remainder.

Since 16,254,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,254,700, 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).