Q: Is 12,348,252 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,348,252 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 12,348,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 9 12 14 18 19 21 28 36 38 42 57 63 76 84 114 126 133 171 228 252 266 342 399 532 684 798 1,197 1,596 2,394 2,579 4,788 5,158 7,737 10,316 15,474 18,053 23,211 30,948 36,106 46,422 49,001 54,159 72,212 92,844 98,002 108,318 147,003 162,477 196,004 216,636 294,006 324,954 343,007 441,009 588,012 649,908 686,014 882,018 1,029,021 1,372,028 1,764,036 2,058,042 3,087,063 4,116,084 6,174,126 and 12,348,252, with no remainder.

Since 12,348,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,348,252, 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).