Q: Is 16,948,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,948,540 is a composite number.

Why is 16,948,540 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 16,948,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 140 121,061 242,122 484,244 605,305 847,427 1,210,610 1,694,854 2,421,220 3,389,708 4,237,135 8,474,270 and 16,948,540, with no remainder.

Since 16,948,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,948,540, 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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