Q: Is 12,125,708 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,125,708 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 12,125,708 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 433,061 866,122 1,732,244 3,031,427 6,062,854 and 12,125,708, with no remainder.

Since 12,125,708 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,125,708, 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).