Q: Is 16,860,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 16,860,000 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 16,860,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 200 240 250 281 300 375 400 480 500 562 600 625 750 800 843 1,000 1,124 1,200 1,250 1,405 1,500 1,686 1,875 2,000 2,248 2,400 2,500 2,810 3,000 3,372 3,750 4,000 4,215 4,496 5,000 5,620 6,000 6,744 7,025 7,500 8,430 8,992 10,000 11,240 12,000 13,488 14,050 15,000 16,860 20,000 21,075 22,480 26,976 28,100 30,000 33,720 35,125 42,150 44,960 56,200 60,000 67,440 70,250 84,300 105,375 112,400 134,880 140,500 168,600 175,625 210,750 224,800 281,000 337,200 351,250 421,500 526,875 562,000 674,400 702,500 843,000 1,053,750 1,124,000 1,405,000 1,686,000 2,107,500 2,810,000 3,372,000 4,215,000 5,620,000 8,430,000 and 16,860,000, with no remainder.

Since 16,860,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,860,000, 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).