Q: Is 16,601,860 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,601,860 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 16,601,860 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 11 17 20 22 23 34 44 46 55 68 85 92 110 115 170 187 193 220 230 253 340 374 386 391 460 506 748 772 782 935 965 1,012 1,265 1,564 1,870 1,930 1,955 2,123 2,530 3,281 3,740 3,860 3,910 4,246 4,301 4,439 5,060 6,562 7,820 8,492 8,602 8,878 10,615 13,124 16,405 17,204 17,756 21,230 21,505 22,195 32,810 36,091 42,460 43,010 44,390 48,829 65,620 72,182 75,463 86,020 88,780 97,658 144,364 150,926 180,455 195,316 244,145 301,852 360,910 377,315 488,290 721,820 754,630 830,093 976,580 1,509,260 1,660,186 3,320,372 4,150,465 8,300,930 and 16,601,860, with no remainder.

Since 16,601,860 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,601,860, 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).