Q: Is 12,125,727 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,125,727 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 12,125,727 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 27 67 201 603 1,809 6,703 20,109 60,327 180,981 449,101 1,347,303 4,041,909 and 12,125,727, with no remainder.

Since 12,125,727 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,125,727, 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).