Q: Is 14,157,675 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,157,675 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 14,157,675 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 7 9 15 21 25 35 45 63 75 89 101 105 175 225 267 303 315 445 505 525 623 707 801 909 1,335 1,515 1,575 1,869 2,121 2,225 2,525 3,115 3,535 4,005 4,545 5,607 6,363 6,675 7,575 8,989 9,345 10,605 15,575 17,675 20,025 22,725 26,967 28,035 31,815 44,945 46,725 53,025 62,923 80,901 134,835 140,175 159,075 188,769 224,725 314,615 404,505 566,307 674,175 943,845 1,573,075 2,022,525 2,831,535 4,719,225 and 14,157,675, with no remainder.

Since 14,157,675 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,157,675, 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).