Q: Is 16,704,765 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,704,765 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 16,704,765 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 11 15 21 27 33 35 45 55 63 77 99 105 135 165 189 231 297 315 385 495 693 945 1,155 1,485 1,607 2,079 3,465 4,821 8,035 10,395 11,249 14,463 17,677 24,105 33,747 43,389 53,031 56,245 72,315 88,385 101,241 123,739 159,093 168,735 216,945 265,155 303,723 371,217 477,279 506,205 618,695 795,465 1,113,651 1,518,615 1,856,085 2,386,395 3,340,953 5,568,255 and 16,704,765, with no remainder.

Since 16,704,765 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,704,765, 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).