Q: Is 12,098,700 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,098,700 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 12,098,700 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 25 27 30 36 45 50 54 60 75 90 100 108 135 150 180 225 270 300 450 540 675 900 1,350 2,700 4,481 8,962 13,443 17,924 22,405 26,886 40,329 44,810 53,772 67,215 80,658 89,620 112,025 120,987 134,430 161,316 201,645 224,050 241,974 268,860 336,075 403,290 448,100 483,948 604,935 672,150 806,580 1,008,225 1,209,870 1,344,300 2,016,450 2,419,740 3,024,675 4,032,900 6,049,350 and 12,098,700, with no remainder.

Since 12,098,700 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,098,700, 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).