Q: Is 14,201,803 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,201,803 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 14,201,803 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 77 181 1,019 1,267 1,991 7,133 11,209 13,937 78,463 184,439 1,291,073 2,028,829 and 14,201,803, with no remainder.

Since 14,201,803 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,201,803, 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).