Q: Is 12,122,020 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,122,020 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 12,122,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 34 68 85 101 170 202 340 353 404 505 706 1,010 1,412 1,717 1,765 2,020 3,434 3,530 6,001 6,868 7,060 8,585 12,002 17,170 24,004 30,005 34,340 35,653 60,010 71,306 120,020 142,612 178,265 356,530 606,101 713,060 1,212,202 2,424,404 3,030,505 6,061,010 and 12,122,020, with no remainder.

Since 12,122,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,122,020, 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).