Q: Is 12,324,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,324,400 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 12,324,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 16 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 80 88 100 110 176 200 220 275 400 440 550 880 1,100 2,200 2,801 4,400 5,602 11,204 14,005 22,408 28,010 30,811 44,816 56,020 61,622 70,025 112,040 123,244 140,050 154,055 224,080 246,488 280,100 308,110 492,976 560,200 616,220 770,275 1,120,400 1,232,440 1,540,550 2,464,880 3,081,100 6,162,200 and 12,324,400, with no remainder.

Since 12,324,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,324,400, 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).