Q: Is 12,423,411 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,423,411 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 12,423,411 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 11 13 21 33 39 49 63 77 91 99 117 143 147 197 231 273 429 441 539 591 637 693 819 1,001 1,287 1,379 1,617 1,773 1,911 2,167 2,561 3,003 4,137 4,851 5,733 6,501 7,007 7,683 9,009 9,653 12,411 15,169 17,927 19,503 21,021 23,049 28,171 28,959 45,507 53,781 63,063 84,513 86,877 106,183 125,489 136,521 161,343 197,197 253,539 318,549 376,467 591,591 955,647 1,129,401 1,380,379 1,774,773 4,141,137 and 12,423,411, with no remainder.

Since 12,423,411 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,423,411, 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).