Q: Is 16,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 16,740 is a composite number.

Why is 16,740 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 16,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 27 30 31 36 45 54 60 62 90 93 108 124 135 155 180 186 270 279 310 372 465 540 558 620 837 930 1,116 1,395 1,674 1,860 2,790 3,348 4,185 5,580 8,370 and 16,740, with no remainder.

Since 16,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 16,740, 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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