Q: Is 12,014,002 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,014,002 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 12,014,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 11 13 14 17 22 26 34 77 91 119 143 154 182 187 221 238 286 353 374 442 706 1,001 1,309 1,547 2,002 2,431 2,471 2,618 3,094 3,883 4,589 4,862 4,942 6,001 7,766 9,178 12,002 17,017 27,181 32,123 34,034 42,007 50,479 54,362 64,246 66,011 78,013 84,014 100,958 132,022 156,026 353,353 462,077 546,091 706,706 858,143 924,154 1,092,182 1,716,286 6,007,001 and 12,014,002, with no remainder.

Since 12,014,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,014,002, 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).