Q: Is 12,023,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,023,520 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 12,023,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 32 37 40 48 60 74 80 96 111 120 148 160 185 222 240 296 370 444 480 555 592 677 740 888 1,110 1,184 1,354 1,480 1,776 2,031 2,220 2,708 2,960 3,385 3,552 4,062 4,440 5,416 5,920 6,770 8,124 8,880 10,155 10,832 13,540 16,248 17,760 20,310 21,664 25,049 27,080 32,496 40,620 50,098 54,160 64,992 75,147 81,240 100,196 108,320 125,245 150,294 162,480 200,392 250,490 300,588 324,960 375,735 400,784 500,980 601,176 751,470 801,568 1,001,960 1,202,352 1,502,940 2,003,920 2,404,704 3,005,880 4,007,840 6,011,760 and 12,023,520, with no remainder.

Since 12,023,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,023,520, 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).