Q: Is 14,379,372 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,379,372 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 14,379,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 21 28 36 42 43 63 84 86 126 129 172 252 258 301 387 516 602 774 903 1,204 1,327 1,548 1,806 2,654 2,709 3,612 3,981 5,308 5,418 7,962 9,289 10,836 11,943 15,924 18,578 23,886 27,867 37,156 47,772 55,734 57,061 83,601 111,468 114,122 167,202 171,183 228,244 334,404 342,366 399,427 513,549 684,732 798,854 1,027,098 1,198,281 1,597,708 2,054,196 2,396,562 3,594,843 4,793,124 7,189,686 and 14,379,372, with no remainder.

Since 14,379,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,379,372, 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).