Q: Is 12,029,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,029,440 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 12,029,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 37 40 64 74 80 127 128 148 160 185 254 256 296 320 370 508 512 592 635 640 740 1,016 1,184 1,270 1,280 1,480 2,032 2,368 2,540 2,560 2,960 4,064 4,699 4,736 5,080 5,920 8,128 9,398 9,472 10,160 11,840 16,256 18,796 18,944 20,320 23,495 23,680 32,512 37,592 40,640 46,990 47,360 65,024 75,184 81,280 93,980 94,720 150,368 162,560 187,960 300,736 325,120 375,920 601,472 751,840 1,202,944 1,503,680 2,405,888 3,007,360 6,014,720 and 12,029,440, with no remainder.

Since 12,029,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,029,440, 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).