Q: Is 12,008,970 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,008,970 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 12,008,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 30 34 45 47 51 85 90 94 102 141 153 167 170 235 255 282 306 334 423 470 501 510 705 765 799 835 846 1,002 1,410 1,503 1,530 1,598 1,670 2,115 2,397 2,505 2,839 3,006 3,995 4,230 4,794 5,010 5,678 7,191 7,515 7,849 7,990 8,517 11,985 14,195 14,382 15,030 15,698 17,034 23,547 23,970 25,551 28,390 35,955 39,245 42,585 47,094 51,102 70,641 71,910 78,490 85,170 117,735 127,755 133,433 141,282 235,470 255,510 266,866 353,205 400,299 667,165 706,410 800,598 1,200,897 1,334,330 2,001,495 2,401,794 4,002,990 6,004,485 and 12,008,970, with no remainder.

Since 12,008,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,008,970, 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).