Q: Is 12,246,222 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,246,222 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 12,246,222 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 19 34 38 51 57 71 89 102 114 142 178 213 267 323 426 534 646 969 1,207 1,349 1,513 1,691 1,938 2,414 2,698 3,026 3,382 3,621 4,047 4,539 5,073 6,319 7,242 8,094 9,078 10,146 12,638 18,957 22,933 28,747 37,914 45,866 57,494 68,799 86,241 107,423 120,061 137,598 172,482 214,846 240,122 322,269 360,183 644,538 720,366 2,041,037 4,082,074 6,123,111 and 12,246,222, with no remainder.

Since 12,246,222 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,246,222, 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).