Q: Is 12,321,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,321,000 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 12,321,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 30 36 37 40 45 50 60 72 74 75 90 100 111 120 125 148 150 180 185 200 222 225 250 296 300 333 360 370 375 444 450 500 555 600 666 740 750 888 900 925 1,000 1,110 1,125 1,332 1,369 1,480 1,500 1,665 1,800 1,850 2,220 2,250 2,664 2,738 2,775 3,000 3,330 3,700 4,107 4,440 4,500 4,625 5,476 5,550 6,660 6,845 7,400 8,214 8,325 9,000 9,250 10,952 11,100 12,321 13,320 13,690 13,875 16,428 16,650 18,500 20,535 22,200 24,642 27,380 27,750 32,856 33,300 34,225 37,000 41,070 41,625 49,284 54,760 55,500 61,605 66,600 68,450 82,140 83,250 98,568 102,675 111,000 123,210 136,900 164,280 166,500 171,125 205,350 246,420 273,800 308,025 333,000 342,250 410,700 492,840 513,375 616,050 684,500 821,400 1,026,750 1,232,100 1,369,000 1,540,125 2,053,500 2,464,200 3,080,250 4,107,000 6,160,500 and 12,321,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,321,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,321,000, 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).