Q: Is 12,320,112 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,320,112 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 12,320,112 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 37 42 48 56 74 84 111 112 148 168 222 259 296 336 444 518 592 777 888 991 1,036 1,554 1,776 1,982 2,072 2,973 3,108 3,964 4,144 5,946 6,216 6,937 7,928 11,892 12,432 13,874 15,856 20,811 23,784 27,748 36,667 41,622 47,568 55,496 73,334 83,244 110,001 110,992 146,668 166,488 220,002 256,669 293,336 332,976 440,004 513,338 586,672 770,007 880,008 1,026,676 1,540,014 1,760,016 2,053,352 3,080,028 4,106,704 6,160,056 and 12,320,112, with no remainder.

Since 12,320,112 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,320,112, 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).