Q: Is 14,201,425 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,201,425 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 14,201,425 can be evenly divided by 1 5 7 25 35 49 175 245 1,225 11,593 57,965 81,151 289,825 405,755 568,057 2,028,775 2,840,285 and 14,201,425, with no remainder.

Since 14,201,425 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,201,425, 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).