Q: Is 16,700,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,700,000 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 16,700,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 167 200 250 334 400 500 625 668 800 835 1,000 1,250 1,336 1,670 2,000 2,500 2,672 3,125 3,340 4,000 4,175 5,000 5,344 6,250 6,680 8,350 10,000 12,500 13,360 16,700 20,000 20,875 25,000 26,720 33,400 41,750 50,000 66,800 83,500 100,000 104,375 133,600 167,000 208,750 334,000 417,500 521,875 668,000 835,000 1,043,750 1,670,000 2,087,500 3,340,000 4,175,000 8,350,000 and 16,700,000, with no remainder.

Since 16,700,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,700,000, 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).