Q: Is 12,535,250 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,535,250 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 12,535,250 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 7 10 13 14 19 25 26 29 35 38 50 58 65 70 91 95 125 130 133 145 175 182 190 203 247 250 266 290 325 350 377 406 455 475 494 551 650 665 725 754 875 910 950 1,015 1,102 1,235 1,330 1,450 1,625 1,729 1,750 1,885 2,030 2,275 2,375 2,470 2,639 2,755 3,250 3,325 3,458 3,625 3,770 3,857 4,550 4,750 5,075 5,278 5,510 6,175 6,650 7,163 7,250 7,714 8,645 9,425 10,150 11,375 12,350 13,195 13,775 14,326 16,625 17,290 18,850 19,285 22,750 25,375 26,390 27,550 30,875 33,250 35,815 38,570 43,225 47,125 50,141 50,750 61,750 65,975 68,875 71,630 86,450 94,250 96,425 100,282 131,950 137,750 179,075 192,850 216,125 250,705 329,875 358,150 432,250 482,125 501,410 659,750 895,375 964,250 1,253,525 1,790,750 2,507,050 6,267,625 and 12,535,250, with no remainder.

Since 12,535,250 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,535,250, 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).