Q: Is 14,202,339 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,202,339 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 14,202,339 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 37 69 111 851 2,553 5,563 16,689 127,949 205,831 383,847 617,493 4,734,113 and 14,202,339, with no remainder.

Since 14,202,339 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,202,339, 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).