Q: Is 12,201,183 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,201,183 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 12,201,183 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 53 159 477 25,579 76,737 230,211 1,355,687 4,067,061 and 12,201,183, with no remainder.

Since 12,201,183 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,201,183, 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).