Q: Is 16,688,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,688,968 is a composite number.

Why is 16,688,968 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 16,688,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 41 68 73 82 136 146 164 292 328 584 697 1,241 1,394 1,681 2,482 2,788 2,993 3,362 4,964 5,576 5,986 6,724 9,928 11,972 13,448 23,944 28,577 50,881 57,154 101,762 114,308 122,713 203,524 228,616 245,426 407,048 490,852 981,704 2,086,121 4,172,242 8,344,484 and 16,688,968, with no remainder.

Since 16,688,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,688,968, 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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