Q: Is 16,400,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,400,200 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 16,400,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 25 40 43 50 86 100 172 200 215 344 430 860 1,075 1,720 1,907 2,150 3,814 4,300 7,628 8,600 9,535 15,256 19,070 38,140 47,675 76,280 82,001 95,350 164,002 190,700 328,004 381,400 410,005 656,008 820,010 1,640,020 2,050,025 3,280,040 4,100,050 8,200,100 and 16,400,200, with no remainder.

Since 16,400,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,400,200, 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).