Q: Is 14,125,422 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,125,422 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 14,125,422 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 691 1,382 2,073 3,407 4,146 6,814 10,221 20,442 2,354,237 4,708,474 7,062,711 and 14,125,422, with no remainder.

Since 14,125,422 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,125,422, 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).