Q: Is 12,125,726 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,125,726 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 12,125,726 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 379 758 941 1,882 6,443 12,886 15,997 31,994 356,639 713,278 6,062,863 and 12,125,726, with no remainder.

Since 12,125,726 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,125,726, 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).