Q: Is 16,842,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,842,728 is a composite number.

Why is 16,842,728 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 16,842,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 67 134 268 469 536 938 1,876 3,752 4,489 8,978 17,956 31,423 35,912 62,846 125,692 251,384 300,763 601,526 1,203,052 2,105,341 2,406,104 4,210,682 8,421,364 and 16,842,728, with no remainder.

Since 16,842,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,842,728, 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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