Q: Is 16,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,940 is a composite number.

Why is 16,940 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 16,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 28 35 44 55 70 77 110 121 140 154 220 242 308 385 484 605 770 847 1,210 1,540 1,694 2,420 3,388 4,235 8,470 and 16,940, with no remainder.

Since 16,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,940, 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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