Q: Is 14,720,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,720,300 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 14,720,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 17 20 25 28 34 35 50 68 70 85 100 119 140 170 175 238 340 350 425 476 595 700 850 1,190 1,237 1,700 2,380 2,474 2,975 4,948 5,950 6,185 8,659 11,900 12,370 17,318 21,029 24,740 30,925 34,636 42,058 43,295 61,850 84,116 86,590 105,145 123,700 147,203 173,180 210,290 216,475 294,406 420,580 432,950 525,725 588,812 736,015 865,900 1,051,450 1,472,030 2,102,900 2,944,060 3,680,075 7,360,150 and 14,720,300, with no remainder.

Since 14,720,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,720,300, 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).