Q: Is 12,106,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,106,900 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 12,106,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 13 20 25 26 50 52 65 67 100 130 134 139 260 268 278 325 335 556 650 670 695 871 1,300 1,340 1,390 1,675 1,742 1,807 2,780 3,350 3,475 3,484 3,614 4,355 6,700 6,950 7,228 8,710 9,035 9,313 13,900 17,420 18,070 18,626 21,775 36,140 37,252 43,550 45,175 46,565 87,100 90,350 93,130 121,069 180,700 186,260 232,825 242,138 465,650 484,276 605,345 931,300 1,210,690 2,421,380 3,026,725 6,053,450 and 12,106,900, with no remainder.

Since 12,106,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,106,900, 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).