Q: Is 14,201,306 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,201,306 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 14,201,306 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 257 514 1,799 3,598 3,947 7,894 27,629 55,258 1,014,379 2,028,758 7,100,653 and 14,201,306, with no remainder.

Since 14,201,306 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,201,306, 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).