Q: Is 16,856,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,856,800 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 16,856,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 19 20 25 32 38 40 50 76 80 95 100 152 160 190 200 304 380 400 475 608 760 800 950 1,109 1,520 1,900 2,218 3,040 3,800 4,436 5,545 7,600 8,872 11,090 15,200 17,744 21,071 22,180 27,725 35,488 42,142 44,360 55,450 84,284 88,720 105,355 110,900 168,568 177,440 210,710 221,800 337,136 421,420 443,600 526,775 674,272 842,840 887,200 1,053,550 1,685,680 2,107,100 3,371,360 4,214,200 8,428,400 and 16,856,800, with no remainder.

Since 16,856,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,856,800, 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).