Q: Is 16,855,002 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,855,002 is a composite number.

Why is 16,855,002 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 16,855,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 59 118 177 269 354 531 538 807 1,062 1,614 2,421 3,481 4,842 6,962 10,443 15,871 20,886 31,329 31,742 47,613 62,658 95,226 142,839 285,678 936,389 1,872,778 2,809,167 5,618,334 8,427,501 and 16,855,002, with no remainder.

Since 16,855,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,855,002, 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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