Q: Is 16,016 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,016 is a composite number.

Why is 16,016 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 16,016 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 13 14 16 22 26 28 44 52 56 77 88 91 104 112 143 154 176 182 208 286 308 364 572 616 728 1,001 1,144 1,232 1,456 2,002 2,288 4,004 8,008 and 16,016, with no remainder.

Since 16,016 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,016, 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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