Q: Is 14,125,242 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,125,242 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 14,125,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 43 53 86 106 129 159 258 318 1,033 2,066 2,279 3,099 4,558 6,198 6,837 13,674 44,419 54,749 88,838 109,498 133,257 164,247 266,514 328,494 2,354,207 4,708,414 7,062,621 and 14,125,242, with no remainder.

Since 14,125,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,125,242, 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).