Q: Is 12,333,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,333,000 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 12,333,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 200 250 300 375 500 600 750 1,000 1,500 3,000 4,111 8,222 12,333 16,444 20,555 24,666 32,888 41,110 49,332 61,665 82,220 98,664 102,775 123,330 164,440 205,550 246,660 308,325 411,100 493,320 513,875 616,650 822,200 1,027,750 1,233,300 1,541,625 2,055,500 2,466,600 3,083,250 4,111,000 6,166,500 and 12,333,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,333,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,333,000, 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).