Q: Is 16,691,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,691,742 is a composite number.

Why is 16,691,742 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 16,691,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 73 146 219 438 657 1,314 12,703 25,406 38,109 76,218 114,327 228,654 927,319 1,854,638 2,781,957 5,563,914 8,345,871 and 16,691,742, with no remainder.

Since 16,691,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,691,742, 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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