Q: Is 14,427,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,427,500 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 14,427,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 29 50 58 100 116 125 145 199 250 290 398 500 580 625 725 796 995 1,250 1,450 1,990 2,500 2,900 3,625 3,980 4,975 5,771 7,250 9,950 11,542 14,500 18,125 19,900 23,084 24,875 28,855 36,250 49,750 57,710 72,500 99,500 115,420 124,375 144,275 248,750 288,550 497,500 577,100 721,375 1,442,750 2,885,500 3,606,875 7,213,750 and 14,427,500, with no remainder.

Since 14,427,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,427,500, 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).