Q: Is 12,207,202 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,207,202 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 12,207,202 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 29 58 107 203 214 281 406 562 749 1,498 1,967 3,103 3,934 6,206 8,149 16,298 21,721 30,067 43,442 57,043 60,134 114,086 210,469 420,938 871,943 1,743,886 6,103,601 and 12,207,202, with no remainder.

Since 12,207,202 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,207,202, 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).