Q: Is 12,524,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,524,000 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 12,524,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 31 32 40 50 62 80 100 101 124 125 155 160 200 202 248 250 310 400 404 496 500 505 620 775 800 808 992 1,000 1,010 1,240 1,550 1,616 2,000 2,020 2,480 2,525 3,100 3,131 3,232 3,875 4,000 4,040 4,960 5,050 6,200 6,262 7,750 8,080 10,100 12,400 12,524 12,625 15,500 15,655 16,160 20,200 24,800 25,048 25,250 31,000 31,310 40,400 50,096 50,500 62,000 62,620 78,275 80,800 100,192 101,000 124,000 125,240 156,550 202,000 250,480 313,100 391,375 404,000 500,960 626,200 782,750 1,252,400 1,565,500 2,504,800 3,131,000 6,262,000 and 12,524,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,524,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,524,000, 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).