Q: Is 14,246,614 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,246,614 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 14,246,614 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 317 634 977 1,954 7,291 14,582 22,471 44,942 309,709 619,418 7,123,307 and 14,246,614, with no remainder.

Since 14,246,614 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,246,614, 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).