Q: Is 14,473,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,473,440 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 14,473,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 19 20 23 24 30 32 36 38 40 45 46 48 57 60 69 72 76 80 90 92 95 96 114 115 120 138 144 152 160 171 180 184 190 207 228 230 240 276 285 288 304 342 345 360 368 380 414 437 456 460 480 529 552 570 608 684 690 720 736 760 828 855 874 912 920 1,035 1,058 1,104 1,140 1,311 1,368 1,380 1,440 1,520 1,587 1,656 1,710 1,748 1,824 1,840 2,070 2,116 2,185 2,208 2,280 2,622 2,645 2,736 2,760 3,040 3,174 3,312 3,420 3,496 3,680 3,933 4,140 4,232 4,370 4,560 4,761 5,244 5,290 5,472 5,520 6,348 6,555 6,624 6,840 6,992 7,866 7,935 8,280 8,464 8,740 9,120 9,522 10,051 10,488 10,580 11,040 12,696 13,110 13,680 13,984 15,732 15,870 16,560 16,928 17,480 19,044 19,665 20,102 20,976 21,160 23,805 25,392 26,220 27,360 30,153 31,464 31,740 33,120 34,960 38,088 39,330 40,204 41,952 42,320 47,610 50,255 50,784 52,440 60,306 62,928 63,480 69,920 76,176 78,660 80,408 84,640 90,459 95,220 100,510 104,880 120,612 125,856 126,960 150,765 152,352 157,320 160,816 180,918 190,440 201,020 209,760 241,224 253,920 301,530 314,640 321,632 361,836 380,880 402,040 452,295 482,448 603,060 629,280 723,672 761,760 804,080 904,590 964,896 1,206,120 1,447,344 1,608,160 1,809,180 2,412,240 2,894,688 3,618,360 4,824,480 7,236,720 and 14,473,440, with no remainder.

Since 14,473,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,473,440, 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).