Q: Is 12,427,002 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,427,002 is a composite number.

Why is 12,427,002 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 12,427,002 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 98,627 197,254 295,881 591,762 690,389 887,643 1,380,778 1,775,286 2,071,167 4,142,334 6,213,501 and 12,427,002, with no remainder.

Since 12,427,002 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,427,002, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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