Q: Is 12,315,648 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,315,648 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 12,315,648 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 32 38 48 57 64 76 96 114 128 152 192 211 228 256 304 384 422 456 512 608 633 768 844 912 1,024 1,216 1,266 1,536 1,688 1,824 2,432 2,532 3,072 3,376 3,648 4,009 4,864 5,064 6,752 7,296 8,018 9,728 10,128 12,027 13,504 14,592 16,036 19,456 20,256 24,054 27,008 29,184 32,072 40,512 48,108 54,016 58,368 64,144 81,024 96,216 108,032 128,288 162,048 192,432 216,064 256,576 324,096 384,864 513,152 648,192 769,728 1,026,304 1,539,456 2,052,608 3,078,912 4,105,216 6,157,824 and 12,315,648, with no remainder.

Since 12,315,648 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,315,648, 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).