Q: Is 12,454,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,454,400 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 12,454,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 25 28 32 35 40 50 56 64 70 80 100 112 128 139 140 160 175 200 224 256 278 280 320 350 400 448 512 556 560 640 695 700 800 896 973 1,112 1,120 1,280 1,390 1,400 1,600 1,792 1,946 2,224 2,240 2,560 2,780 2,800 3,200 3,475 3,584 3,892 4,448 4,480 4,865 5,560 5,600 6,400 6,950 7,784 8,896 8,960 9,730 11,120 11,200 12,800 13,900 15,568 17,792 17,920 19,460 22,240 22,400 24,325 27,800 31,136 35,584 38,920 44,480 44,800 48,650 55,600 62,272 71,168 77,840 88,960 89,600 97,300 111,200 124,544 155,680 177,920 194,600 222,400 249,088 311,360 355,840 389,200 444,800 498,176 622,720 778,400 889,600 1,245,440 1,556,800 1,779,200 2,490,880 3,113,600 6,227,200 and 12,454,400, with no remainder.

Since 12,454,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,454,400, 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).