Q: Is 12,246,577 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,246,577 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 12,246,577 can be evenly divided by 1 7 41 71 287 497 601 2,911 4,207 20,377 24,641 42,671 172,487 298,697 1,749,511 and 12,246,577, with no remainder.

Since 12,246,577 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,246,577, 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).