Q: Is 14,135,780 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,135,780 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 14,135,780 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 613 1,153 1,226 2,306 2,452 3,065 4,612 5,765 6,130 11,530 12,260 23,060 706,789 1,413,578 2,827,156 3,533,945 7,067,890 and 14,135,780, with no remainder.

Since 14,135,780 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,135,780, 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).