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14 is the number of days in a fortnight, which another words for two weeks. Fourteen has exactly 4 factors.

All Factors

The factors of 14 are:  1, 2, 7, 14

The prime factorization is: 14 = 2 x 7

Factoring of 14 Using Trial Division

Find the Factors of 14 :

• Calculate the square root of 14 which is 3.7417, and round it down to the closest whole number, 3, and use it in the next step.
• Test the integer values 1 through 3 for division into 14 where the remainder equals 0.
• We find 4 factors where the remainder of division is 0 and they are: 1, 2, 7, 14.

Factor Pairs

1 × 14 = 14
2 × 7 = 14

The factor pairs (multiples) that equal 14 when multiplied together are: (1 and 14), (2 and 7), which we found by matching up all factors of 14 which are: 1, 2, 7, 14.

Is 14 Prime or Composite?

14 is a composite number. Since it has more than two factors, we know that 14 is not prime, it is composite. Prime numbers only have two factors. They are evenly divisible by only 1 and itself.