Q: Is 16,728,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,728,498 is a composite number.

Why is 16,728,498 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 16,728,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 27 46 54 69 138 207 414 621 1,242 13,469 26,938 40,407 80,814 121,221 242,442 309,787 363,663 619,574 727,326 929,361 1,858,722 2,788,083 5,576,166 8,364,249 and 16,728,498, with no remainder.

Since 16,728,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,728,498, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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