Q: Is 12,202,394 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,202,394 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 12,202,394 can be evenly divided by 1 2 283 566 21,559 43,118 6,101,197 and 12,202,394, with no remainder.

Since 12,202,394 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,202,394, 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).