Q: Is 14,125,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,125,600 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 14,125,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 160 200 400 800 17,657 35,314 70,628 88,285 141,256 176,570 282,512 353,140 441,425 565,024 706,280 882,850 1,412,560 1,765,700 2,825,120 3,531,400 7,062,800 and 14,125,600, with no remainder.

Since 14,125,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,125,600, 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).