Q: Is 12,524,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,524,850 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 12,524,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 13 15 18 25 26 30 39 45 50 65 75 78 90 117 130 150 195 225 234 325 390 450 585 650 975 1,170 1,950 2,141 2,925 4,282 5,850 6,423 10,705 12,846 19,269 21,410 27,833 32,115 38,538 53,525 55,666 64,230 83,499 96,345 107,050 139,165 160,575 166,998 192,690 250,497 278,330 321,150 417,495 481,725 500,994 695,825 834,990 963,450 1,252,485 1,391,650 2,087,475 2,504,970 4,174,950 6,262,425 and 12,524,850, with no remainder.

Since 12,524,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,524,850, 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).