Q: Is 12,001,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,001,542 is a composite number.

Why is 12,001,542 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 12,001,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 37 42 74 111 222 259 518 777 1,554 7,723 15,446 23,169 46,338 54,061 108,122 162,183 285,751 324,366 571,502 857,253 1,714,506 2,000,257 4,000,514 6,000,771 and 12,001,542, with no remainder.

Since 12,001,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,001,542, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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