Q: Is 14,497,756 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,497,756 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 14,497,756 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 52 91 182 364 39,829 79,658 159,316 278,803 517,777 557,606 1,035,554 1,115,212 2,071,108 3,624,439 7,248,878 and 14,497,756, with no remainder.

Since 14,497,756 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,497,756, 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).