Q: Is 10,712,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,712,100 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 10,712,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 14 15 20 21 25 28 30 35 42 50 60 70 75 84 100 105 140 150 175 210 300 350 420 525 700 1,050 2,100 5,101 10,202 15,303 20,404 25,505 30,606 35,707 51,010 61,212 71,414 76,515 102,020 107,121 127,525 142,828 153,030 178,535 214,242 255,050 306,060 357,070 382,575 428,484 510,100 535,605 714,140 765,150 892,675 1,071,210 1,530,300 1,785,350 2,142,420 2,678,025 3,570,700 5,356,050 and 10,712,100, with no remainder.

Since 10,712,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,712,100, 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).