Q: Is 14,038,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,038,128 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 14,038,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 16 18 24 26 36 39 48 52 72 78 104 117 144 156 208 234 312 468 624 936 1,872 7,499 14,998 22,497 29,996 44,994 59,992 67,491 89,988 97,487 119,984 134,982 179,976 194,974 269,964 292,461 359,952 389,948 539,928 584,922 779,896 877,383 1,079,856 1,169,844 1,559,792 1,754,766 2,339,688 3,509,532 4,679,376 7,019,064 and 14,038,128, with no remainder.

Since 14,038,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,038,128, 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).