Q: Is 26,202,414 a Composite Number?

Why is 26,202,414 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 26,202,414 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 623,867 1,247,734 1,871,601 3,743,202 4,367,069 8,734,138 13,101,207 and 26,202,414, with no remainder.

Since 26,202,414 cannot be divided by just 1 and 26,202,414, 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).