Q: Is 14,125,377 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,125,377 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 14,125,377 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 49 147 307 313 921 939 2,149 2,191 6,447 6,573 15,043 15,337 45,129 46,011 96,091 288,273 672,637 2,017,911 4,708,459 and 14,125,377, with no remainder.

Since 14,125,377 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,125,377, 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).