Q: Is 14,135,676 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,135,676 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 14,135,676 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 571 1,142 1,713 2,063 2,284 3,426 4,126 6,189 6,852 8,252 12,378 24,756 1,177,973 2,355,946 3,533,919 4,711,892 7,067,838 and 14,135,676, with no remainder.

Since 14,135,676 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,135,676, 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).