Q: Is 14,430,123 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,430,123 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 14,430,123 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 659 811 1,977 2,433 5,931 7,299 17,793 21,897 534,449 1,603,347 4,810,041 and 14,430,123, with no remainder.

Since 14,430,123 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,430,123, 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).