Q: Is 12,242,520 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,242,520 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 12,242,520 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 30 31 36 40 45 60 62 72 90 93 120 124 155 180 186 248 279 310 360 372 465 558 620 744 930 1,097 1,116 1,240 1,395 1,860 2,194 2,232 2,790 3,291 3,720 4,388 5,485 5,580 6,582 8,776 9,873 10,970 11,160 13,164 16,455 19,746 21,940 26,328 32,910 34,007 39,492 43,880 49,365 65,820 68,014 78,984 98,730 102,021 131,640 136,028 170,035 197,460 204,042 272,056 306,063 340,070 394,920 408,084 510,105 612,126 680,140 816,168 1,020,210 1,224,252 1,360,280 1,530,315 2,040,420 2,448,504 3,060,630 4,080,840 6,121,260 and 12,242,520, with no remainder.

Since 12,242,520 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,242,520, 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).