Q: Is 14,987,770 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,987,770 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 14,987,770 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 14 19 35 38 59 70 95 118 133 190 191 266 295 382 413 590 665 826 955 1,121 1,330 1,337 1,910 2,065 2,242 2,674 3,629 4,130 5,605 6,685 7,258 7,847 11,210 11,269 13,370 15,694 18,145 22,538 25,403 36,290 39,235 50,806 56,345 78,470 78,883 112,690 127,015 157,766 214,111 254,030 394,415 428,222 788,830 1,070,555 1,498,777 2,141,110 2,997,554 7,493,885 and 14,987,770, with no remainder.

Since 14,987,770 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,987,770, 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).