Q: Is 12,021,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,021,120 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 12,021,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 64 72 80 90 96 120 128 144 160 180 192 240 288 320 360 384 480 576 640 720 960 1,152 1,440 1,920 2,087 2,880 4,174 5,760 6,261 8,348 10,435 12,522 16,696 18,783 20,870 25,044 31,305 33,392 37,566 41,740 50,088 62,610 66,784 75,132 83,480 93,915 100,176 125,220 133,568 150,264 166,960 187,830 200,352 250,440 267,136 300,528 333,920 375,660 400,704 500,880 601,056 667,840 751,320 801,408 1,001,760 1,202,112 1,335,680 1,502,640 2,003,520 2,404,224 3,005,280 4,007,040 6,010,560 and 12,021,120, with no remainder.

Since 12,021,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,021,120, 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).