Q: Is 12,031,404 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,031,404 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 12,031,404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 11 12 14 21 22 28 29 33 42 44 58 66 77 84 87 116 132 154 174 203 231 308 319 348 406 449 462 609 638 812 898 924 957 1,218 1,276 1,347 1,796 1,914 2,233 2,436 2,694 3,143 3,828 4,466 4,939 5,388 6,286 6,699 8,932 9,429 9,878 12,572 13,021 13,398 14,817 18,858 19,756 26,042 26,796 29,634 34,573 37,716 39,063 52,084 59,268 69,146 78,126 91,147 103,719 138,292 143,231 156,252 182,294 207,438 273,441 286,462 364,588 414,876 429,693 546,882 572,924 859,386 1,002,617 1,093,764 1,718,772 2,005,234 3,007,851 4,010,468 6,015,702 and 12,031,404, with no remainder.

Since 12,031,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,031,404, 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).