Q: Is 16,985,538 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,985,538 is a composite number.

Why is 16,985,538 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 16,985,538 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 81 162 104,849 209,698 314,547 629,094 943,641 1,887,282 2,830,923 5,661,846 8,492,769 and 16,985,538, with no remainder.

Since 16,985,538 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,985,538, 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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