Q: Is 16,378,157 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,378,157 is a composite number.

Why is 16,378,157 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 16,378,157 can be evenly divided by 1 17 467 2,063 7,939 35,071 963,421 and 16,378,157, with no remainder.

Since 16,378,157 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,378,157, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 16,378,15516,378,15616,378,15816,378,159
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 16,378,157:


Ask a Question