Q: Is 16,711,716 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,711,716 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 16,711,716 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 19 21 28 37 38 42 57 74 76 84 111 114 133 148 222 228 259 266 283 399 444 518 532 566 703 777 798 849 1,036 1,132 1,406 1,554 1,596 1,698 1,981 2,109 2,812 3,108 3,396 3,962 4,218 4,921 5,377 5,943 7,924 8,436 9,842 10,471 10,754 11,886 14,763 16,131 19,684 20,942 21,508 23,772 29,526 31,413 32,262 37,639 41,884 59,052 62,826 64,524 73,297 75,278 112,917 125,652 146,594 150,556 198,949 219,891 225,834 293,188 397,898 439,782 451,668 596,847 795,796 879,564 1,193,694 1,392,643 2,387,388 2,785,286 4,177,929 5,570,572 8,355,858 and 16,711,716, with no remainder.

Since 16,711,716 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,711,716, 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).