Q: Is 14,135,535 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,135,535 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 14,135,535 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 31 45 93 155 279 465 1,395 10,133 30,399 50,665 91,197 151,995 314,123 455,985 942,369 1,570,615 2,827,107 4,711,845 and 14,135,535, with no remainder.

Since 14,135,535 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,135,535, 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).