Q: Is 16,972,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,972,736 is a composite number.

Why is 16,972,736 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 16,972,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 32 44 64 88 176 352 704 24,109 48,218 96,436 192,872 265,199 385,744 530,398 771,488 1,060,796 1,542,976 2,121,592 4,243,184 8,486,368 and 16,972,736, with no remainder.

Since 16,972,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,972,736, 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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