Q: Is 12,110,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,110,112 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 12,110,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 32 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 96 112 126 144 168 224 252 288 336 504 672 1,008 2,016 6,007 12,014 18,021 24,028 36,042 42,049 48,056 54,063 72,084 84,098 96,112 108,126 126,147 144,168 168,196 192,224 216,252 252,294 288,336 336,392 378,441 432,504 504,588 576,672 672,784 756,882 865,008 1,009,176 1,345,568 1,513,764 1,730,016 2,018,352 3,027,528 4,036,704 6,055,056 and 12,110,112, with no remainder.

Since 12,110,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,110,112, 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).