Q: Is 14,405,616 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,405,616 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 14,405,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 71 72 142 144 213 284 426 568 639 852 1,136 1,278 1,409 1,704 2,556 2,818 3,408 4,227 5,112 5,636 8,454 10,224 11,272 12,681 16,908 22,544 25,362 33,816 50,724 67,632 100,039 101,448 200,078 202,896 300,117 400,156 600,234 800,312 900,351 1,200,468 1,600,624 1,800,702 2,400,936 3,601,404 4,801,872 7,202,808 and 14,405,616, with no remainder.

Since 14,405,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,405,616, 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).