Q: Is 12,238,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,238,872 is a composite number.

Why is 12,238,872 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 12,238,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 103 206 309 412 618 824 1,236 2,472 4,951 9,902 14,853 19,804 29,706 39,608 59,412 118,824 509,953 1,019,906 1,529,859 2,039,812 3,059,718 4,079,624 6,119,436 and 12,238,872, with no remainder.

Since 12,238,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,238,872, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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