Q: Is 12,446,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,446,238 is a composite number.

Why is 12,446,238 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 12,446,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 401 739 802 1,203 1,478 2,217 2,406 2,807 4,434 5,173 5,614 8,421 10,346 15,519 16,842 31,038 296,339 592,678 889,017 1,778,034 2,074,373 4,148,746 6,223,119 and 12,446,238, with no remainder.

Since 12,446,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,446,238, 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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