Q: Is 14,005,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,005,040 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 14,005,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 35 40 56 70 80 89 112 140 178 280 281 356 445 560 562 623 712 890 1,124 1,246 1,405 1,424 1,780 1,967 2,248 2,492 2,810 3,115 3,560 3,934 4,496 4,984 5,620 6,230 7,120 7,868 9,835 9,968 11,240 12,460 15,736 19,670 22,480 24,920 25,009 31,472 39,340 49,840 50,018 78,680 100,036 125,045 157,360 175,063 200,072 250,090 350,126 400,144 500,180 700,252 875,315 1,000,360 1,400,504 1,750,630 2,000,720 2,801,008 3,501,260 7,002,520 and 14,005,040, with no remainder.

Since 14,005,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,005,040, it is a composite number.

More Examples

• All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).