Q: Is 14,678,004 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,678,004 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 14,678,004 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 11 12 17 22 31 33 34 44 51 62 66 68 93 102 124 132 186 187 204 211 341 372 374 422 527 561 633 682 748 844 1,023 1,054 1,122 1,266 1,364 1,581 2,046 2,108 2,244 2,321 2,532 3,162 3,587 4,092 4,642 5,797 6,324 6,541 6,963 7,174 9,284 10,761 11,594 13,082 13,926 14,348 17,391 19,623 21,522 23,188 26,164 27,852 34,782 39,246 39,457 43,044 69,564 71,951 78,492 78,914 111,197 118,371 143,902 157,828 215,853 222,394 236,742 287,804 333,591 431,706 444,788 473,484 667,182 863,412 1,223,167 1,334,364 2,446,334 3,669,501 4,892,668 7,339,002 and 14,678,004, with no remainder.

Since 14,678,004 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,678,004, 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).