Q: Is 12,192,726 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,192,726 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 12,192,726 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 13 14 21 26 39 42 78 91 137 163 182 273 274 326 411 489 546 822 959 978 1,141 1,781 1,918 2,119 2,282 2,877 3,423 3,562 4,238 5,343 5,754 6,357 6,846 10,686 12,467 12,714 14,833 22,331 24,934 29,666 37,401 44,499 44,662 66,993 74,802 88,998 133,986 156,317 290,303 312,634 468,951 580,606 870,909 937,902 1,741,818 2,032,121 4,064,242 6,096,363 and 12,192,726, with no remainder.

Since 12,192,726 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,192,726, 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).