Q: Is 12,452,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,452,500 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 12,452,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 17 20 25 34 50 68 85 100 125 170 250 293 340 425 500 586 625 850 1,172 1,250 1,465 1,700 2,125 2,500 2,930 4,250 4,981 5,860 7,325 8,500 9,962 10,625 14,650 19,924 21,250 24,905 29,300 36,625 42,500 49,810 73,250 99,620 124,525 146,500 183,125 249,050 366,250 498,100 622,625 732,500 1,245,250 2,490,500 3,113,125 6,226,250 and 12,452,500, with no remainder.

Since 12,452,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,452,500, 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).