Q: Is 14,135,205 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,135,205 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 14,135,205 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 15 21 35 103 105 309 515 721 1,307 1,545 2,163 3,605 3,921 6,535 9,149 10,815 19,605 27,447 45,745 134,621 137,235 403,863 673,105 942,347 2,019,315 2,827,041 4,711,735 and 14,135,205, with no remainder.

Since 14,135,205 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,135,205, 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).