Q: Is 14,202,201 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,202,201 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 14,202,201 can be evenly divided by 1 3 13 23 39 69 71 213 223 299 669 897 923 1,633 2,769 2,899 4,899 5,129 8,697 15,387 15,833 21,229 47,499 63,687 66,677 200,031 205,829 364,159 617,487 1,092,477 4,734,067 and 14,202,201, with no remainder.

Since 14,202,201 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,202,201, 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).