Q: Is 16,375,275 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,375,275 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 16,375,275 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 35 37 45 63 75 105 111 175 185 225 259 281 315 333 525 555 777 843 925 1,295 1,405 1,575 1,665 1,967 2,331 2,529 2,775 3,885 4,215 5,901 6,475 7,025 8,325 9,835 10,397 11,655 12,645 17,703 19,425 21,075 29,505 31,191 49,175 51,985 58,275 63,225 72,779 88,515 93,573 147,525 155,955 218,337 259,925 363,895 442,575 467,865 655,011 779,775 1,091,685 1,819,475 2,339,325 3,275,055 5,458,425 and 16,375,275, with no remainder.

Since 16,375,275 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,375,275, 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).