Q: Is 12,139,746 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,139,746 is a composite number.

Why is 12,139,746 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 12,139,746 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 83 114 166 249 498 1,283 1,577 2,566 3,154 3,849 4,731 7,698 9,462 24,377 48,754 73,131 106,489 146,262 212,978 319,467 638,934 2,023,291 4,046,582 6,069,873 and 12,139,746, with no remainder.

Since 12,139,746 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,139,746, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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