Q: Is 16,744,442 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,744,442 is a composite number.

Why is 16,744,442 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 16,744,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 13 22 26 127 143 254 286 461 922 1,397 1,651 2,794 3,302 5,071 5,993 10,142 11,986 18,161 36,322 58,547 65,923 117,094 131,846 644,017 761,111 1,288,034 1,522,222 8,372,221 and 16,744,442, with no remainder.

Since 16,744,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,744,442, 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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