Q: Is 16,742,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,742,240 is a composite number.

Why is 16,742,240 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 16,742,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 104,639 209,278 418,556 523,195 837,112 1,046,390 1,674,224 2,092,780 3,348,448 4,185,560 8,371,120 and 16,742,240, with no remainder.

Since 16,742,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,742,240, 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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