Q: Is 14,420,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,420,112 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 14,420,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 49 56 84 98 112 147 168 196 294 336 392 588 784 1,176 2,352 6,131 12,262 18,393 24,524 36,786 42,917 49,048 73,572 85,834 98,096 128,751 147,144 171,668 257,502 294,288 300,419 343,336 515,004 600,838 686,672 901,257 1,030,008 1,201,676 1,802,514 2,060,016 2,403,352 3,605,028 4,806,704 7,210,056 and 14,420,112, with no remainder.

Since 14,420,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,420,112, 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).