Q: Is 12,218,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,218,000 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 12,218,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 41 50 80 82 100 125 149 164 200 205 250 298 328 400 410 500 596 656 745 820 1,000 1,025 1,192 1,490 1,640 2,000 2,050 2,384 2,980 3,280 3,725 4,100 5,125 5,960 6,109 7,450 8,200 10,250 11,920 12,218 14,900 16,400 18,625 20,500 24,436 29,800 30,545 37,250 41,000 48,872 59,600 61,090 74,500 82,000 97,744 122,180 149,000 152,725 244,360 298,000 305,450 488,720 610,900 763,625 1,221,800 1,527,250 2,443,600 3,054,500 6,109,000 and 12,218,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,218,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,218,000, 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).