Q: Is 14,040,612 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,040,612 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 14,040,612 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 37 74 83 111 127 148 166 222 249 254 332 333 381 444 498 508 666 747 762 996 1,143 1,332 1,494 1,524 2,286 2,988 3,071 4,572 4,699 6,142 9,213 9,398 10,541 12,284 14,097 18,426 18,796 21,082 27,639 28,194 31,623 36,852 42,164 42,291 55,278 56,388 63,246 84,582 94,869 110,556 126,492 169,164 189,738 379,476 390,017 780,034 1,170,051 1,560,068 2,340,102 3,510,153 4,680,204 7,020,306 and 14,040,612, with no remainder.

Since 14,040,612 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,040,612, 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).