Q: Is 12,006,498 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,006,498 is a composite number.

Why is 12,006,498 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 12,006,498 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 487 587 974 1,174 1,461 1,761 2,922 3,409 3,522 4,109 6,818 8,218 10,227 12,327 20,454 24,654 285,869 571,738 857,607 1,715,214 2,001,083 4,002,166 6,003,249 and 12,006,498, with no remainder.

Since 12,006,498 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,006,498, 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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