Q: Is 12,241,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,241,440 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 12,241,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 32 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 96 120 144 160 180 240 288 360 480 720 1,440 8,501 17,002 25,503 34,004 42,505 51,006 68,008 76,509 85,010 102,012 127,515 136,016 153,018 170,020 204,024 255,030 272,032 306,036 340,040 382,545 408,048 510,060 612,072 680,080 765,090 816,096 1,020,120 1,224,144 1,360,160 1,530,180 2,040,240 2,448,288 3,060,360 4,080,480 6,120,720 and 12,241,440, with no remainder.

Since 12,241,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,241,440, 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).