Q: Is 14,201,759 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,201,759 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 14,201,759 can be evenly divided by 1 11 13 19 143 209 247 2,717 5,227 57,497 67,951 99,313 747,461 1,092,443 1,291,069 and 14,201,759, with no remainder.

Since 14,201,759 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,201,759, 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).