Q: Is 12,344,100 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,344,100 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 12,344,100 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 23 25 30 46 50 60 69 75 92 100 115 138 150 230 276 300 345 460 575 690 1,150 1,380 1,725 1,789 2,300 3,450 3,578 5,367 6,900 7,156 8,945 10,734 17,890 21,468 26,835 35,780 41,147 44,725 53,670 82,294 89,450 107,340 123,441 134,175 164,588 178,900 205,735 246,882 268,350 411,470 493,764 536,700 617,205 822,940 1,028,675 1,234,410 2,057,350 2,468,820 3,086,025 4,114,700 6,172,050 and 12,344,100, with no remainder.

Since 12,344,100 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,344,100, 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).