Q: Is 12,437,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,437,550 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 12,437,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 18 25 27 30 37 45 50 54 74 75 81 83 90 111 135 150 162 166 185 222 225 249 270 333 370 405 415 450 498 555 666 675 747 810 830 925 999 1,110 1,245 1,350 1,494 1,665 1,850 1,998 2,025 2,075 2,241 2,490 2,775 2,997 3,071 3,330 3,735 4,050 4,150 4,482 4,995 5,550 5,994 6,142 6,225 6,723 7,470 8,325 9,213 9,990 11,205 12,450 13,446 14,985 15,355 16,650 18,426 18,675 22,410 24,975 27,639 29,970 30,710 33,615 37,350 46,065 49,950 55,278 56,025 67,230 74,925 76,775 82,917 92,130 112,050 138,195 149,850 153,550 165,834 168,075 230,325 248,751 276,390 336,150 414,585 460,650 497,502 690,975 829,170 1,243,755 1,381,950 2,072,925 2,487,510 4,145,850 6,218,775 and 12,437,550, with no remainder.

Since 12,437,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,437,550, 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).