Q: Is 12,125,204 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,125,204 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 12,125,204 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 13 14 26 28 52 91 182 364 33,311 66,622 133,244 233,177 433,043 466,354 866,086 932,708 1,732,172 3,031,301 6,062,602 and 12,125,204, with no remainder.

Since 12,125,204 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,125,204, 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).