Q: Is 12,034,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,034,500 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 12,034,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 71 75 100 113 125 142 150 213 226 250 284 300 339 355 375 426 452 500 565 678 710 750 852 1,065 1,130 1,356 1,420 1,500 1,695 1,775 2,130 2,260 2,825 3,390 3,550 4,260 5,325 5,650 6,780 7,100 8,023 8,475 8,875 10,650 11,300 14,125 16,046 16,950 17,750 21,300 24,069 26,625 28,250 32,092 33,900 35,500 40,115 42,375 48,138 53,250 56,500 80,230 84,750 96,276 106,500 120,345 160,460 169,500 200,575 240,690 401,150 481,380 601,725 802,300 1,002,875 1,203,450 2,005,750 2,406,900 3,008,625 4,011,500 6,017,250 and 12,034,500, with no remainder.

Since 12,034,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,034,500, 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).