Q: Is 16,703,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,703,700 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 16,703,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 25 26 30 39 50 52 60 65 75 78 100 130 150 156 195 260 300 325 390 650 780 975 1,300 1,950 3,900 4,283 8,566 12,849 17,132 21,415 25,698 42,830 51,396 55,679 64,245 85,660 107,075 111,358 128,490 167,037 214,150 222,716 256,980 278,395 321,225 334,074 428,300 556,790 642,450 668,148 835,185 1,113,580 1,284,900 1,391,975 1,670,370 2,783,950 3,340,740 4,175,925 5,567,900 8,351,850 and 16,703,700, with no remainder.

Since 16,703,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,703,700, 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).