Q: Is 12,135,304 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,135,304 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 12,135,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 53 106 212 424 28,621 57,242 114,484 228,968 1,516,913 3,033,826 6,067,652 and 12,135,304, with no remainder.

Since 12,135,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,135,304, 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).