Q: Is 12,012 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,012 is a composite number.

Why is 12,012 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 12,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 13 14 21 22 26 28 33 39 42 44 52 66 77 78 84 91 132 143 154 156 182 231 273 286 308 364 429 462 546 572 858 924 1,001 1,092 1,716 2,002 3,003 4,004 6,006 and 12,012, with no remainder.

Since 12,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,012, 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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