Q: Is 14,163,405 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,163,405 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 14,163,405 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 15 139 417 695 2,085 6,793 20,379 33,965 101,895 944,227 2,832,681 4,721,135 and 14,163,405, with no remainder.

Since 14,163,405 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,163,405, 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).