Q: Is 12,420,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,420,300 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 12,420,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 19 20 25 30 38 50 57 60 75 76 95 100 114 150 190 228 285 300 380 475 570 950 1,140 1,425 1,900 2,179 2,850 4,358 5,700 6,537 8,716 10,895 13,074 21,790 26,148 32,685 41,401 43,580 54,475 65,370 82,802 108,950 124,203 130,740 163,425 165,604 207,005 217,900 248,406 326,850 414,010 496,812 621,015 653,700 828,020 1,035,025 1,242,030 2,070,050 2,484,060 3,105,075 4,140,100 6,210,150 and 12,420,300, with no remainder.

Since 12,420,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,420,300, 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).