Q: Is 14,688,024 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,688,024 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 14,688,024 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 24 26 39 52 78 104 156 179 263 312 358 526 537 716 789 1,052 1,074 1,432 1,578 2,104 2,148 2,327 3,156 3,419 4,296 4,654 6,312 6,838 6,981 9,308 10,257 13,676 13,962 18,616 20,514 27,352 27,924 41,028 47,077 55,848 82,056 94,154 141,231 188,308 282,462 376,616 564,924 612,001 1,129,848 1,224,002 1,836,003 2,448,004 3,672,006 4,896,008 7,344,012 and 14,688,024, with no remainder.

Since 14,688,024 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,688,024, 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).