Q: Is 14,163,165 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,163,165 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 14,163,165 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 29 45 87 145 261 435 1,305 10,853 32,559 54,265 97,677 162,795 314,737 488,385 944,211 1,573,685 2,832,633 4,721,055 and 14,163,165, with no remainder.

Since 14,163,165 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,163,165, 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).