Q: Is 14,226,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,226,000 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 14,226,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 375 400 500 600 750 1,000 1,200 1,500 2,000 2,371 3,000 4,742 6,000 7,113 9,484 11,855 14,226 18,968 23,710 28,452 35,565 37,936 47,420 56,904 59,275 71,130 94,840 113,808 118,550 142,260 177,825 189,680 237,100 284,520 296,375 355,650 474,200 569,040 592,750 711,300 889,125 948,400 1,185,500 1,422,600 1,778,250 2,371,000 2,845,200 3,556,500 4,742,000 7,113,000 and 14,226,000, with no remainder.

Since 14,226,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,226,000, 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).