Q: Is 16,901,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,901,742 is a composite number.

Why is 16,901,742 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 16,901,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 13 22 26 33 39 66 78 143 286 429 858 19,699 39,398 59,097 118,194 216,689 256,087 433,378 512,174 650,067 768,261 1,300,134 1,536,522 2,816,957 5,633,914 8,450,871 and 16,901,742, with no remainder.

Since 16,901,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,901,742, 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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