Q: Is 12,380,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,380,000 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 12,380,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 80 100 125 160 200 250 400 500 619 625 800 1,000 1,238 1,250 2,000 2,476 2,500 3,095 4,000 4,952 5,000 6,190 9,904 10,000 12,380 15,475 19,808 20,000 24,760 30,950 49,520 61,900 77,375 99,040 123,800 154,750 247,600 309,500 386,875 495,200 619,000 773,750 1,238,000 1,547,500 2,476,000 3,095,000 6,190,000 and 12,380,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,380,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,380,000, 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).