Q: Is 14,163,215 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,163,215 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 14,163,215 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 47 55 235 517 2,585 5,479 27,395 60,269 257,513 301,345 1,287,565 2,832,643 and 14,163,215, with no remainder.

Since 14,163,215 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,163,215, 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).