Q: Is 16,541,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,541,200 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 16,541,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 25 26 40 50 52 65 80 100 104 130 200 208 260 325 400 520 650 1,040 1,300 2,600 3,181 5,200 6,362 12,724 15,905 25,448 31,810 41,353 50,896 63,620 79,525 82,706 127,240 159,050 165,412 206,765 254,480 318,100 330,824 413,530 636,200 661,648 827,060 1,033,825 1,272,400 1,654,120 2,067,650 3,308,240 4,135,300 8,270,600 and 16,541,200, with no remainder.

Since 16,541,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,541,200, 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).