Q: Is 14,497,436 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,497,436 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 14,497,436 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 109 164 218 436 811 1,622 3,244 4,469 8,938 17,876 33,251 66,502 88,399 133,004 176,798 353,596 3,624,359 7,248,718 and 14,497,436, with no remainder.

Since 14,497,436 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,497,436, 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).