Q: Is 12,423,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,423,450 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 12,423,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 13 15 23 25 26 30 39 46 50 65 69 75 78 115 130 138 150 195 230 277 299 325 345 390 554 575 598 650 690 831 897 975 1,150 1,385 1,495 1,662 1,725 1,794 1,950 2,770 2,990 3,450 3,601 4,155 4,485 6,371 6,925 7,202 7,475 8,310 8,970 10,803 12,742 13,850 14,950 18,005 19,113 20,775 21,606 22,425 31,855 36,010 38,226 41,550 44,850 54,015 63,710 82,823 90,025 95,565 108,030 159,275 165,646 180,050 191,130 248,469 270,075 318,550 414,115 477,825 496,938 540,150 828,230 955,650 1,242,345 2,070,575 2,484,690 4,141,150 6,211,725 and 12,423,450, with no remainder.

Since 12,423,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,423,450, 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).