Q: Is 16,672,978 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,672,978 is a composite number.

Why is 16,672,978 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 16,672,978 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 31 41 62 82 217 287 434 574 937 1,271 1,874 2,542 6,559 8,897 13,118 17,794 29,047 38,417 58,094 76,834 203,329 268,919 406,658 537,838 1,190,927 2,381,854 8,336,489 and 16,672,978, with no remainder.

Since 16,672,978 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,672,978, 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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