Q: Is 14,122,136 a Composite Number?

Why is 14,122,136 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 14,122,136 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 252,181 504,362 1,008,724 1,765,267 2,017,448 3,530,534 7,061,068 and 14,122,136, with no remainder.

Since 14,122,136 cannot be divided by just 1 and 14,122,136, 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).