Q: Is 14,710,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,710,100 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 14,710,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 170 289 340 425 509 578 850 1,018 1,156 1,445 1,700 2,036 2,545 2,890 5,090 5,780 7,225 8,653 10,180 12,725 14,450 17,306 25,450 28,900 34,612 43,265 50,900 86,530 147,101 173,060 216,325 294,202 432,650 588,404 735,505 865,300 1,471,010 2,942,020 3,677,525 7,355,050 and 14,710,100, with no remainder.

Since 14,710,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,710,100, 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).