Q: Is 14,201,421 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,201,421 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 14,201,421 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 39 449 811 1,347 2,433 5,837 10,543 17,511 31,629 364,139 1,092,417 4,733,807 and 14,201,421, with no remainder.

Since 14,201,421 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,201,421, 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).