Q: Is 12,072,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,072,000 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 12,072,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 64 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 192 200 240 250 300 320 375 400 480 500 503 600 750 800 960 1,000 1,006 1,200 1,500 1,509 1,600 2,000 2,012 2,400 2,515 3,000 3,018 4,000 4,024 4,800 5,030 6,000 6,036 7,545 8,000 8,048 10,060 12,000 12,072 12,575 15,090 16,096 20,120 24,000 24,144 25,150 30,180 32,192 37,725 40,240 48,288 50,300 60,360 62,875 75,450 80,480 96,576 100,600 120,720 125,750 150,900 160,960 188,625 201,200 241,440 251,500 301,800 377,250 402,400 482,880 503,000 603,600 754,500 804,800 1,006,000 1,207,200 1,509,000 2,012,000 2,414,400 3,018,000 4,024,000 6,036,000 and 12,072,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,072,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,072,000, 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).