Q: Is 12,456,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,456,640 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 12,456,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 8 10 14 16 20 28 32 35 40 56 64 67 70 80 83 112 134 140 160 166 224 268 280 320 332 335 415 448 469 536 560 581 664 670 830 938 1,072 1,120 1,162 1,328 1,340 1,660 1,876 2,144 2,240 2,324 2,345 2,656 2,680 2,905 3,320 3,752 4,288 4,648 4,690 5,312 5,360 5,561 5,810 6,640 7,504 9,296 9,380 10,720 11,122 11,620 13,280 15,008 18,592 18,760 21,440 22,244 23,240 26,560 27,805 30,016 37,184 37,520 38,927 44,488 46,480 55,610 75,040 77,854 88,976 92,960 111,220 150,080 155,708 177,952 185,920 194,635 222,440 311,416 355,904 389,270 444,880 622,832 778,540 889,760 1,245,664 1,557,080 1,779,520 2,491,328 3,114,160 6,228,320 and 12,456,640, with no remainder.

Since 12,456,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,456,640, 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).