Q: Is 14,431,014 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,431,014 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 14,431,014 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 61 78 117 122 183 234 337 351 366 549 674 702 793 1,011 1,098 1,586 1,647 2,022 2,379 3,033 3,294 4,381 4,758 6,066 7,137 8,762 9,099 13,143 14,274 18,198 20,557 21,411 26,286 39,429 41,114 42,822 61,671 78,858 118,287 123,342 185,013 236,574 267,241 370,026 534,482 555,039 801,723 1,110,078 1,603,446 2,405,169 4,810,338 7,215,507 and 14,431,014, with no remainder.

Since 14,431,014 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,431,014, 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).