Q: Is 10,712,142 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,712,142 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 10,712,142 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 17 18 21 27 34 42 51 54 63 102 119 126 153 189 238 306 357 378 459 714 918 1,071 1,667 2,142 3,213 3,334 5,001 6,426 10,002 11,669 15,003 23,338 28,339 30,006 35,007 45,009 56,678 70,014 85,017 90,018 105,021 170,034 198,373 210,042 255,051 315,063 396,746 510,102 595,119 630,126 765,153 1,190,238 1,530,306 1,785,357 3,570,714 5,356,071 and 10,712,142, with no remainder.

Since 10,712,142 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,712,142, 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).