Q: Is 14,312,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,312,000 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 14,312,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 125 160 200 250 320 400 500 800 1,000 1,600 1,789 2,000 3,578 4,000 7,156 8,000 8,945 14,312 17,890 28,624 35,780 44,725 57,248 71,560 89,450 114,496 143,120 178,900 223,625 286,240 357,800 447,250 572,480 715,600 894,500 1,431,200 1,789,000 2,862,400 3,578,000 7,156,000 and 14,312,000, with no remainder.

Since 14,312,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,312,000, 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).