Q: Is 16,711,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,711,500 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 16,711,500 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 78 100 125 130 150 156 195 250 260 300 325 375 390 500 650 750 780 857 975 1,300 1,500 1,625 1,714 1,950 2,571 3,250 3,428 3,900 4,285 4,875 5,142 6,500 8,570 9,750 10,284 11,141 12,855 17,140 19,500 21,425 22,282 25,710 33,423 42,850 44,564 51,420 55,705 64,275 66,846 85,700 107,125 111,410 128,550 133,692 167,115 214,250 222,820 257,100 278,525 321,375 334,230 428,500 557,050 642,750 668,460 835,575 1,114,100 1,285,500 1,392,625 1,671,150 2,785,250 3,342,300 4,177,875 5,570,500 8,355,750 and 16,711,500, with no remainder.

Since 16,711,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,711,500, 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).