Q: Is 28,714,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 28,714,000 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 28,714,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 35 40 49 50 56 70 80 98 100 112 125 140 175 196 200 245 250 280 293 350 392 400 490 500 560 586 700 784 875 980 1,000 1,172 1,225 1,400 1,465 1,750 1,960 2,000 2,051 2,344 2,450 2,800 2,930 3,500 3,920 4,102 4,688 4,900 5,860 6,125 7,000 7,325 8,204 9,800 10,255 11,720 12,250 14,000 14,357 14,650 16,408 19,600 20,510 23,440 24,500 28,714 29,300 32,816 36,625 41,020 49,000 51,275 57,428 58,600 71,785 73,250 82,040 98,000 102,550 114,856 117,200 143,570 146,500 164,080 205,100 229,712 256,375 287,140 293,000 358,925 410,200 512,750 574,280 586,000 717,850 820,400 1,025,500 1,148,560 1,435,700 1,794,625 2,051,000 2,871,400 3,589,250 4,102,000 5,742,800 7,178,500 14,357,000 and 28,714,000, with no remainder.

Since 28,714,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,714,000, 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).