Q: Is 12,014,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,014,700 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 12,014,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 29 30 50 58 60 75 87 100 116 145 150 174 290 300 348 435 580 725 870 1,381 1,450 1,740 2,175 2,762 2,900 4,143 4,350 5,524 6,905 8,286 8,700 13,810 16,572 20,715 27,620 34,525 40,049 41,430 69,050 80,098 82,860 103,575 120,147 138,100 160,196 200,245 207,150 240,294 400,490 414,300 480,588 600,735 800,980 1,001,225 1,201,470 2,002,450 2,402,940 3,003,675 4,004,900 6,007,350 and 12,014,700, with no remainder.

Since 12,014,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,014,700, 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).