Q: Is 12,425,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,425,000 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 12,425,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 20 25 28 35 40 50 56 70 71 100 125 140 142 175 200 250 280 284 350 355 497 500 568 625 700 710 875 994 1,000 1,250 1,400 1,420 1,750 1,775 1,988 2,485 2,500 2,840 3,125 3,500 3,550 3,976 4,375 4,970 5,000 6,250 7,000 7,100 8,750 8,875 9,940 12,425 12,500 14,200 17,500 17,750 19,880 21,875 24,850 25,000 35,000 35,500 43,750 44,375 49,700 62,125 71,000 87,500 88,750 99,400 124,250 175,000 177,500 221,875 248,500 310,625 355,000 443,750 497,000 621,250 887,500 1,242,500 1,553,125 1,775,000 2,485,000 3,106,250 6,212,500 and 12,425,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,425,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,425,000, 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).