Q: Is 14,125,164 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,125,164 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 14,125,164 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 289 578 867 1,156 1,734 3,468 4,073 8,146 12,219 16,292 24,438 48,876 69,241 138,482 207,723 276,964 415,446 830,892 1,177,097 2,354,194 3,531,291 4,708,388 7,062,582 and 14,125,164, with no remainder.

Since 14,125,164 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,125,164, 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).