Q: Is 12,234,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,234,000 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 12,234,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 40 48 50 60 75 80 100 120 125 150 200 240 250 300 375 400 500 600 750 1,000 1,200 1,500 2,000 2,039 3,000 4,078 6,000 6,117 8,156 10,195 12,234 16,312 20,390 24,468 30,585 32,624 40,780 48,936 50,975 61,170 81,560 97,872 101,950 122,340 152,925 163,120 203,900 244,680 254,875 305,850 407,800 489,360 509,750 611,700 764,625 815,600 1,019,500 1,223,400 1,529,250 2,039,000 2,446,800 3,058,500 4,078,000 6,117,000 and 12,234,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,234,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,234,000, 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).