Q: Is 16,872,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,872,072 is a composite number.

Why is 16,872,072 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 16,872,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 49 56 84 98 147 168 196 294 392 588 1,176 14,347 28,694 43,041 57,388 86,082 100,429 114,776 172,164 200,858 301,287 344,328 401,716 602,574 703,003 803,432 1,205,148 1,406,006 2,109,009 2,410,296 2,812,012 4,218,018 5,624,024 8,436,036 and 16,872,072, with no remainder.

Since 16,872,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,872,072, 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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