Q: Is 12,284,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,284,000 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 12,284,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 37 40 50 74 80 83 100 125 148 160 166 185 200 250 296 332 370 400 415 500 592 664 740 800 830 925 1,000 1,184 1,328 1,480 1,660 1,850 2,000 2,075 2,656 2,960 3,071 3,320 3,700 4,000 4,150 4,625 5,920 6,142 6,640 7,400 8,300 9,250 10,375 12,284 13,280 14,800 15,355 16,600 18,500 20,750 24,568 29,600 30,710 33,200 37,000 41,500 49,136 61,420 66,400 74,000 76,775 83,000 98,272 122,840 148,000 153,550 166,000 245,680 307,100 332,000 383,875 491,360 614,200 767,750 1,228,400 1,535,500 2,456,800 3,071,000 6,142,000 and 12,284,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,284,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,284,000, 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).