Q: Is 14,125,420 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,125,420 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 14,125,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 103 206 412 515 1,030 2,060 6,857 13,714 27,428 34,285 68,570 137,140 706,271 1,412,542 2,825,084 3,531,355 7,062,710 and 14,125,420, with no remainder.

Since 14,125,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,125,420, 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).