Q: Is 12,525,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,525,000 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 12,525,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 150 167 200 250 300 334 375 500 501 600 625 668 750 835 1,000 1,002 1,250 1,336 1,500 1,670 1,875 2,004 2,500 2,505 3,000 3,125 3,340 3,750 4,008 4,175 5,000 5,010 6,250 6,680 7,500 8,350 9,375 10,020 12,500 12,525 15,000 16,700 18,750 20,040 20,875 25,000 25,050 33,400 37,500 41,750 50,100 62,625 75,000 83,500 100,200 104,375 125,250 167,000 208,750 250,500 313,125 417,500 501,000 521,875 626,250 835,000 1,043,750 1,252,500 1,565,625 2,087,500 2,505,000 3,131,250 4,175,000 6,262,500 and 12,525,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,525,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,525,000, 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).