Q: Is 14,135,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,135,530 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 14,135,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 61 122 305 610 23,173 46,346 115,865 231,730 1,413,553 2,827,106 7,067,765 and 14,135,530, with no remainder.

Since 14,135,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,135,530, 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).