Q: Is 12,240,423 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,240,423 is a composite number.

Why is 12,240,423 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 12,240,423 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 43 117 129 351 387 559 811 1,161 1,677 2,433 5,031 7,299 10,543 15,093 21,897 31,629 34,873 94,887 104,619 284,661 313,857 453,349 941,571 1,360,047 4,080,141 and 12,240,423, with no remainder.

Since 12,240,423 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,240,423, 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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