Q: Is 12,228,060 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,228,060 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 12,228,060 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 13 15 20 26 30 39 52 60 61 65 78 122 130 156 183 195 244 257 260 305 366 390 514 610 732 771 780 793 915 1,028 1,220 1,285 1,542 1,586 1,830 2,379 2,570 3,084 3,172 3,341 3,660 3,855 3,965 4,758 5,140 6,682 7,710 7,930 9,516 10,023 11,895 13,364 15,420 15,677 15,860 16,705 20,046 23,790 31,354 33,410 40,092 47,031 47,580 50,115 62,708 66,820 78,385 94,062 100,230 156,770 188,124 200,460 203,801 235,155 313,540 407,602 470,310 611,403 815,204 940,620 1,019,005 1,222,806 2,038,010 2,445,612 3,057,015 4,076,020 6,114,030 and 12,228,060, with no remainder.

Since 12,228,060 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,228,060, 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).