Q: Is 16,382,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,382,900 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 16,382,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 23 25 34 46 50 68 85 92 100 115 170 230 340 391 419 425 460 575 782 838 850 1,150 1,564 1,676 1,700 1,955 2,095 2,300 3,910 4,190 7,123 7,820 8,380 9,637 9,775 10,475 14,246 19,274 19,550 20,950 28,492 35,615 38,548 39,100 41,900 48,185 71,230 96,370 142,460 163,829 178,075 192,740 240,925 327,658 356,150 481,850 655,316 712,300 819,145 963,700 1,638,290 3,276,580 4,095,725 8,191,450 and 16,382,900, with no remainder.

Since 16,382,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,382,900, 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).