Q: Is 14,201,560 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,201,560 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 14,201,560 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 355,039 710,078 1,420,156 1,775,195 2,840,312 3,550,390 7,100,780 and 14,201,560, with no remainder.

Since 14,201,560 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,201,560, 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).