Q: Is 12,440,040 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,440,040 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 12,440,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 83 120 166 249 332 415 498 664 830 996 1,245 1,249 1,660 1,992 2,490 2,498 3,320 3,747 4,980 4,996 6,245 7,494 9,960 9,992 12,490 14,988 18,735 24,980 29,976 37,470 49,960 74,940 103,667 149,880 207,334 311,001 414,668 518,335 622,002 829,336 1,036,670 1,244,004 1,555,005 2,073,340 2,488,008 3,110,010 4,146,680 6,220,020 and 12,440,040, with no remainder.

Since 12,440,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,440,040, 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).