Q: Is 12,001,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,001,500 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 12,001,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 25 27 28 30 35 36 42 45 50 54 60 63 70 75 84 90 100 105 108 125 126 127 135 140 150 175 180 189 210 225 250 252 254 270 300 315 350 375 378 381 420 450 500 508 525 540 630 635 675 700 750 756 762 875 889 900 945 1,050 1,125 1,143 1,260 1,270 1,350 1,500 1,524 1,575 1,750 1,778 1,890 1,905 2,100 2,250 2,286 2,540 2,625 2,667 2,700 3,150 3,175 3,375 3,429 3,500 3,556 3,780 3,810 4,445 4,500 4,572 4,725 5,250 5,334 5,715 6,300 6,350 6,750 6,858 7,620 7,875 8,001 8,890 9,450 9,525 10,500 10,668 11,430 12,700 13,335 13,500 13,716 15,750 15,875 16,002 17,145 17,780 18,900 19,050 22,225 22,860 23,625 24,003 26,670 28,575 31,500 31,750 32,004 34,290 38,100 40,005 44,450 47,250 47,625 48,006 53,340 57,150 63,500 66,675 68,580 80,010 85,725 88,900 94,500 95,250 96,012 111,125 114,300 120,015 133,350 142,875 160,020 171,450 190,500 200,025 222,250 240,030 266,700 285,750 333,375 342,900 400,050 428,625 444,500 480,060 571,500 600,075 666,750 800,100 857,250 1,000,125 1,200,150 1,333,500 1,714,500 2,000,250 2,400,300 3,000,375 4,000,500 6,000,750 and 12,001,500, with no remainder.

Since 12,001,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,001,500, 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).