Q: Is 12,408,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,408,400 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 12,408,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 67 80 100 134 200 268 335 400 463 536 670 926 1,072 1,340 1,675 1,852 2,315 2,680 3,350 3,704 4,630 5,360 6,700 7,408 9,260 11,575 13,400 18,520 23,150 26,800 31,021 37,040 46,300 62,042 92,600 124,084 155,105 185,200 248,168 310,210 496,336 620,420 775,525 1,240,840 1,551,050 2,481,680 3,102,100 6,204,200 and 12,408,400, with no remainder.

Since 12,408,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,408,400, 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).