Q: Is 14,789,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 14,789,872 is a composite number.

Why is 14,789,872 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 14,789,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 181 362 724 1,448 2,896 5,107 10,214 20,428 40,856 81,712 924,367 1,848,734 3,697,468 7,394,936 and 14,789,872, with no remainder.

Since 14,789,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,789,872, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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