Q: Is 12,135,246 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,135,246 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 12,135,246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 118,973 237,946 356,919 713,838 2,022,541 4,045,082 6,067,623 and 12,135,246, with no remainder.

Since 12,135,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,135,246, 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).