Q: Is 12,424,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,424,400 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 12,424,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 40 50 80 89 100 178 200 349 356 400 445 698 712 890 1,396 1,424 1,745 1,780 2,225 2,792 3,490 3,560 4,450 5,584 6,980 7,120 8,725 8,900 13,960 17,450 17,800 27,920 31,061 34,900 35,600 62,122 69,800 124,244 139,600 155,305 248,488 310,610 496,976 621,220 776,525 1,242,440 1,553,050 2,484,880 3,106,100 6,212,200 and 12,424,400, with no remainder.

Since 12,424,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,424,400, 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).