Q: Is 16,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,744 is a composite number.

Why is 16,744 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 16,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 13 14 23 26 28 46 52 56 91 92 104 161 182 184 299 322 364 598 644 728 1,196 1,288 2,093 2,392 4,186 8,372 and 16,744, with no remainder.

Since 16,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,744, 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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