Q: Is 14,135,526 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,135,526 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 14,135,526 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 67 134 201 402 603 1,206 1,809 3,618 3,907 7,814 11,721 23,442 35,163 70,326 105,489 210,978 261,769 523,538 785,307 1,570,614 2,355,921 4,711,842 7,067,763 and 14,135,526, with no remainder.

Since 14,135,526 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,135,526, 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).