Q: Is 12,457,998 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,457,998 is a composite number.

Why is 12,457,998 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 12,457,998 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 126 98,873 197,746 296,619 593,238 692,111 889,857 1,384,222 1,779,714 2,076,333 4,152,666 6,228,999 and 12,457,998, with no remainder.

Since 12,457,998 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,457,998, 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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