Q: Is 16,742,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,742,420 is a composite number.

Why is 16,742,420 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 16,742,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 38 76 95 190 380 44,059 88,118 176,236 220,295 440,590 837,121 881,180 1,674,242 3,348,484 4,185,605 8,371,210 and 16,742,420, with no remainder.

Since 16,742,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,742,420, 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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