Q: Is 14,965,984 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,965,984 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 14,965,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 17 22 32 34 41 44 61 68 82 88 122 136 164 176 187 244 272 328 352 374 451 488 544 656 671 697 748 902 976 1,037 1,312 1,342 1,394 1,496 1,804 1,952 2,074 2,501 2,684 2,788 2,992 3,608 4,148 5,002 5,368 5,576 5,984 7,216 7,667 8,296 10,004 10,736 11,152 11,407 14,432 15,334 16,592 20,008 21,472 22,304 22,814 27,511 30,668 33,184 40,016 42,517 45,628 55,022 61,336 80,032 85,034 91,256 110,044 122,672 170,068 182,512 220,088 245,344 340,136 365,024 440,176 467,687 680,272 880,352 935,374 1,360,544 1,870,748 3,741,496 7,482,992 and 14,965,984, with no remainder.

Since 14,965,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,965,984, 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).