Q: Is 14,135,244 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,135,244 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 14,135,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 443 886 1,329 1,772 2,658 2,659 5,316 5,318 7,977 10,636 15,954 31,908 1,177,937 2,355,874 3,533,811 4,711,748 7,067,622 and 14,135,244, with no remainder.

Since 14,135,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,135,244, 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).