Q: Is 16,271,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,271,550 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 16,271,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 27 30 34 45 50 51 54 75 85 90 102 135 150 153 170 225 255 270 306 425 450 459 510 675 709 765 850 918 1,275 1,350 1,418 1,530 2,127 2,295 2,550 3,545 3,825 4,254 4,590 6,381 7,090 7,650 10,635 11,475 12,053 12,762 17,725 19,143 21,270 22,950 24,106 31,905 35,450 36,159 38,286 53,175 60,265 63,810 72,318 95,715 106,350 108,477 120,530 159,525 180,795 191,430 216,954 301,325 319,050 325,431 361,590 478,575 542,385 602,650 650,862 903,975 957,150 1,084,770 1,627,155 1,807,950 2,711,925 3,254,310 5,423,850 8,135,775 and 16,271,550, with no remainder.

Since 16,271,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,271,550, 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).