Q: Is 14,246,612 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,246,612 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 14,246,612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 53 59 67 68 106 118 134 212 236 268 901 1,003 1,139 1,802 2,006 2,278 3,127 3,551 3,604 3,953 4,012 4,556 6,254 7,102 7,906 12,508 14,204 15,812 53,159 60,367 67,201 106,318 120,734 134,402 209,509 212,636 241,468 268,804 419,018 838,036 3,561,653 7,123,306 and 14,246,612, with no remainder.

Since 14,246,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,246,612, 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).