Q: Is 14,232,128 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,232,128 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 14,232,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 32 34 64 68 103 127 136 206 254 272 412 508 544 824 1,016 1,088 1,648 1,751 2,032 2,159 3,296 3,502 4,064 4,318 6,592 7,004 8,128 8,636 13,081 14,008 17,272 26,162 28,016 34,544 52,324 56,032 69,088 104,648 112,064 138,176 209,296 222,377 418,592 444,754 837,184 889,508 1,779,016 3,558,032 7,116,064 and 14,232,128, with no remainder.

Since 14,232,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,232,128, 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).