Q: Is 16,424,232 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,424,232 is a composite number.

Why is 16,424,232 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 16,424,232 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 62,213 124,426 186,639 248,852 373,278 497,704 684,343 746,556 1,368,686 1,493,112 2,053,029 2,737,372 4,106,058 5,474,744 8,212,116 and 16,424,232, with no remainder.

Since 16,424,232 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,424,232, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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