Q: Is 14,163,292 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,163,292 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 14,163,292 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 13 22 26 44 52 121 143 242 286 484 572 1,573 2,251 3,146 4,502 6,292 9,004 24,761 29,263 49,522 58,526 99,044 117,052 272,371 321,893 544,742 643,786 1,089,484 1,287,572 3,540,823 7,081,646 and 14,163,292, with no remainder.

Since 14,163,292 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,163,292, 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).