Q: Is 16,466,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,466,700 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 16,466,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 131 150 262 300 393 419 524 655 786 838 1,257 1,310 1,572 1,676 1,965 2,095 2,514 2,620 3,275 3,930 4,190 5,028 6,285 6,550 7,860 8,380 9,825 10,475 12,570 13,100 19,650 20,950 25,140 31,425 39,300 41,900 54,889 62,850 109,778 125,700 164,667 219,556 274,445 329,334 548,890 658,668 823,335 1,097,780 1,372,225 1,646,670 2,744,450 3,293,340 4,116,675 5,488,900 8,233,350 and 16,466,700, with no remainder.

Since 16,466,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,466,700, 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).