Q: Is 12,168 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,168 is a composite number.

Why is 12,168 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 12,168 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 36 39 52 72 78 104 117 156 169 234 312 338 468 507 676 936 1,014 1,352 1,521 2,028 3,042 4,056 6,084 and 12,168, with no remainder.

Since 12,168 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,168, 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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