Q: Is 12,144,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,144,240 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 12,144,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 101 120 144 167 180 202 240 303 334 360 404 501 505 606 668 720 808 835 909 1,002 1,010 1,212 1,336 1,503 1,515 1,616 1,670 1,818 2,004 2,020 2,424 2,505 2,672 3,006 3,030 3,340 3,636 4,008 4,040 4,545 4,848 5,010 6,012 6,060 6,680 7,272 7,515 8,016 8,080 9,090 10,020 12,024 12,120 13,360 14,544 15,030 16,867 18,180 20,040 24,048 24,240 30,060 33,734 36,360 40,080 50,601 60,120 67,468 72,720 84,335 101,202 120,240 134,936 151,803 168,670 202,404 253,005 269,872 303,606 337,340 404,808 506,010 607,212 674,680 759,015 809,616 1,012,020 1,214,424 1,349,360 1,518,030 2,024,040 2,428,848 3,036,060 4,048,080 6,072,120 and 12,144,240, with no remainder.

Since 12,144,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,144,240, 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).