Q: Is 14,763,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,763,520 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 14,763,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 64 73 79 80 128 146 158 160 256 292 316 320 365 395 512 584 632 640 730 790 1,168 1,264 1,280 1,460 1,580 2,336 2,528 2,560 2,920 3,160 4,672 5,056 5,767 5,840 6,320 9,344 10,112 11,534 11,680 12,640 18,688 20,224 23,068 23,360 25,280 28,835 37,376 40,448 46,136 46,720 50,560 57,670 92,272 93,440 101,120 115,340 184,544 186,880 202,240 230,680 369,088 461,360 738,176 922,720 1,476,352 1,845,440 2,952,704 3,690,880 7,381,760 and 14,763,520, with no remainder.

Since 14,763,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,763,520, 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).