Q: Is 12,537,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,537,000 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 12,537,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 25 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 50 56 60 63 70 72 75 84 90 100 105 120 125 126 140 150 168 175 180 199 200 210 225 250 252 280 300 315 350 360 375 398 420 450 500 504 525 597 600 630 700 750 796 840 875 900 995 1,000 1,050 1,125 1,194 1,260 1,393 1,400 1,500 1,575 1,592 1,750 1,791 1,800 1,990 2,100 2,250 2,388 2,520 2,625 2,786 2,985 3,000 3,150 3,500 3,582 3,980 4,179 4,200 4,500 4,776 4,975 5,250 5,572 5,970 6,300 6,965 7,000 7,164 7,875 7,960 8,358 8,955 9,000 9,950 10,500 11,144 11,940 12,537 12,600 13,930 14,328 14,925 15,750 16,716 17,910 19,900 20,895 21,000 23,880 24,875 25,074 27,860 29,850 31,500 33,432 34,825 35,820 39,800 41,790 44,775 49,750 50,148 55,720 59,700 62,685 63,000 69,650 71,640 74,625 83,580 89,550 99,500 100,296 104,475 119,400 125,370 139,300 149,250 167,160 174,125 179,100 199,000 208,950 223,875 250,740 278,600 298,500 313,425 348,250 358,200 417,900 447,750 501,480 522,375 597,000 626,850 696,500 835,800 895,500 1,044,750 1,253,700 1,393,000 1,567,125 1,791,000 2,089,500 2,507,400 3,134,250 4,179,000 6,268,500 and 12,537,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,537,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,537,000, 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).