Q: Is 16,274,032 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,274,032 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 16,274,032 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 19 34 38 47 67 68 76 94 134 136 152 188 268 272 304 323 376 536 646 752 799 893 1,072 1,139 1,273 1,292 1,598 1,786 2,278 2,546 2,584 3,149 3,196 3,572 4,556 5,092 5,168 6,298 6,392 7,144 9,112 10,184 12,596 12,784 14,288 15,181 18,224 20,368 21,641 25,192 30,362 43,282 50,384 53,533 59,831 60,724 86,564 107,066 119,662 121,448 173,128 214,132 239,324 242,896 346,256 428,264 478,648 856,528 957,296 1,017,127 2,034,254 4,068,508 8,137,016 and 16,274,032, with no remainder.

Since 16,274,032 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,274,032, 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).