Q: Is 16,872,216 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,872,216 is a composite number.

Why is 16,872,216 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 16,872,216 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 727 967 1,454 1,934 2,181 2,901 2,908 3,868 4,362 5,802 5,816 7,736 8,724 11,604 17,448 23,208 703,009 1,406,018 2,109,027 2,812,036 4,218,054 5,624,072 8,436,108 and 16,872,216, with no remainder.

Since 16,872,216 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,872,216, 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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