Q: Is 16,741,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,741,200 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 16,741,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 16 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 40 42 48 50 56 60 70 75 80 84 100 105 112 120 140 150 168 175 200 210 240 280 300 336 350 400 420 525 560 600 700 840 1,050 1,200 1,400 1,680 1,993 2,100 2,800 3,986 4,200 5,979 7,972 8,400 9,965 11,958 13,951 15,944 19,930 23,916 27,902 29,895 31,888 39,860 41,853 47,832 49,825 55,804 59,790 69,755 79,720 83,706 95,664 99,650 111,608 119,580 139,510 149,475 159,440 167,412 199,300 209,265 223,216 239,160 279,020 298,950 334,824 348,775 398,600 418,530 478,320 558,040 597,900 669,648 697,550 797,200 837,060 1,046,325 1,116,080 1,195,800 1,395,100 1,674,120 2,092,650 2,391,600 2,790,200 3,348,240 4,185,300 5,580,400 8,370,600 and 16,741,200, with no remainder.

Since 16,741,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,741,200, 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).