Q: Is 14,650,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,650,000 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 14,650,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 100 125 200 250 293 400 500 586 625 1,000 1,172 1,250 1,465 2,000 2,344 2,500 2,930 3,125 4,688 5,000 5,860 6,250 7,325 10,000 11,720 12,500 14,650 23,440 25,000 29,300 36,625 50,000 58,600 73,250 117,200 146,500 183,125 293,000 366,250 586,000 732,500 915,625 1,465,000 1,831,250 2,930,000 3,662,500 7,325,000 and 14,650,000, with no remainder.

Since 14,650,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,650,000, 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).