Q: Is 12,248,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,248,972 is a composite number.

Why is 12,248,972 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 12,248,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 23 46 92 211 422 631 844 1,262 2,524 4,853 9,706 14,513 19,412 29,026 58,052 133,141 266,282 532,564 3,062,243 6,124,486 and 12,248,972, with no remainder.

Since 12,248,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,248,972, 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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