Q: Is 12,121,404 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,121,404 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 12,121,404 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 41 71 82 123 142 164 213 246 284 347 426 492 694 852 1,041 1,388 2,082 2,911 4,164 5,822 8,733 11,644 14,227 17,466 24,637 28,454 34,932 42,681 49,274 56,908 73,911 85,362 98,548 147,822 170,724 295,644 1,010,117 2,020,234 3,030,351 4,040,468 6,060,702 and 12,121,404, with no remainder.

Since 12,121,404 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,121,404, 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).