Q: Is 14,430,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,430,120 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 14,430,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 19 20 24 30 38 40 57 60 76 95 114 120 152 190 228 285 380 456 570 760 1,140 2,280 6,329 12,658 18,987 25,316 31,645 37,974 50,632 63,290 75,948 94,935 120,251 126,580 151,896 189,870 240,502 253,160 360,753 379,740 481,004 601,255 721,506 759,480 962,008 1,202,510 1,443,012 1,803,765 2,405,020 2,886,024 3,607,530 4,810,040 7,215,060 and 14,430,120, with no remainder.

Since 14,430,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,430,120, 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).