Q: Is 16,702,602 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,702,602 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 16,702,602 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 17 21 34 42 51 102 119 149 157 238 298 314 357 447 471 714 894 942 1,043 1,099 2,086 2,198 2,533 2,669 3,129 3,297 5,066 5,338 6,258 6,594 7,599 8,007 15,198 16,014 17,731 18,683 23,393 35,462 37,366 46,786 53,193 56,049 70,179 106,386 112,098 140,358 163,751 327,502 397,681 491,253 795,362 982,506 1,193,043 2,386,086 2,783,767 5,567,534 8,351,301 and 16,702,602, with no remainder.

Since 16,702,602 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,702,602, 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).