Q: Is 16,867,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,867,172 is a composite number.

Why is 16,867,172 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 16,867,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 47 49 94 98 188 196 329 658 1,316 1,831 2,303 3,662 4,606 7,324 9,212 12,817 25,634 51,268 86,057 89,719 172,114 179,438 344,228 358,876 602,399 1,204,798 2,409,596 4,216,793 8,433,586 and 16,867,172, with no remainder.

Since 16,867,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,867,172, 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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