Q: Is 16,587,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,587,450 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 16,587,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 11 15 18 22 25 27 30 33 45 50 54 55 66 75 90 99 110 135 150 165 198 225 270 275 297 330 450 495 550 594 675 825 990 1,117 1,350 1,485 1,650 2,234 2,475 2,970 3,351 4,950 5,585 6,702 7,425 10,053 11,170 12,287 14,850 16,755 20,106 24,574 27,925 30,159 33,510 36,861 50,265 55,850 60,318 61,435 73,722 83,775 100,530 110,583 122,870 150,795 167,550 184,305 221,166 251,325 301,590 307,175 331,749 368,610 502,650 552,915 614,350 663,498 753,975 921,525 1,105,830 1,507,950 1,658,745 1,843,050 2,764,575 3,317,490 5,529,150 8,293,725 and 16,587,450, with no remainder.

Since 16,587,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,587,450, 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).