Q: Is 16,560 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,560 is a composite number.

Why is 16,560 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 16,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 23 24 30 36 40 45 46 48 60 69 72 80 90 92 115 120 138 144 180 184 207 230 240 276 345 360 368 414 460 552 690 720 828 920 1,035 1,104 1,380 1,656 1,840 2,070 2,760 3,312 4,140 5,520 8,280 and 16,560, with no remainder.

Since 16,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,560, 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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