Q: Is 12,212,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,212,000 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 12,212,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 43 50 71 80 86 100 125 142 160 172 200 215 250 284 344 355 400 430 500 568 688 710 800 860 1,000 1,075 1,136 1,376 1,420 1,720 1,775 2,000 2,150 2,272 2,840 3,053 3,440 3,550 4,000 4,300 5,375 5,680 6,106 6,880 7,100 8,600 8,875 10,750 11,360 12,212 14,200 15,265 17,200 17,750 21,500 24,424 28,400 30,530 34,400 35,500 43,000 48,848 56,800 61,060 71,000 76,325 86,000 97,696 122,120 142,000 152,650 172,000 244,240 284,000 305,300 381,625 488,480 610,600 763,250 1,221,200 1,526,500 2,442,400 3,053,000 6,106,000 and 12,212,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,212,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,212,000, 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).