Q: Is 16,806,804 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,806,804 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 16,806,804 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 21 28 42 49 84 98 101 147 196 202 283 294 303 404 566 588 606 707 849 1,132 1,212 1,414 1,698 1,981 2,121 2,828 3,396 3,962 4,242 4,949 5,943 7,924 8,484 9,898 11,886 13,867 14,847 19,796 23,772 27,734 28,583 29,694 41,601 55,468 57,166 59,388 83,202 85,749 114,332 166,404 171,498 200,081 342,996 400,162 600,243 800,324 1,200,486 1,400,567 2,400,972 2,801,134 4,201,701 5,602,268 8,403,402 and 16,806,804, with no remainder.

Since 16,806,804 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,806,804, 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).