Q: Is 16,979,680 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,979,680 is a composite number.

Why is 16,979,680 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 16,979,680 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 106,123 212,246 424,492 530,615 848,984 1,061,230 1,697,968 2,122,460 3,395,936 4,244,920 8,489,840 and 16,979,680, with no remainder.

Since 16,979,680 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,979,680, 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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