Q: Is 14,135,778 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,135,778 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 14,135,778 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 785,321 1,570,642 2,355,963 4,711,926 7,067,889 and 14,135,778, with no remainder.

Since 14,135,778 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,135,778, 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).