Q: Is 12,580,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,580,000 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 12,580,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 32 34 37 40 50 68 74 80 85 100 125 136 148 160 170 185 200 250 272 296 340 370 400 425 500 544 592 625 629 680 740 800 850 925 1,000 1,184 1,250 1,258 1,360 1,480 1,700 1,850 2,000 2,125 2,500 2,516 2,720 2,960 3,145 3,400 3,700 4,000 4,250 4,625 5,000 5,032 5,920 6,290 6,800 7,400 8,500 9,250 10,000 10,064 10,625 12,580 13,600 14,800 15,725 17,000 18,500 20,000 20,128 21,250 23,125 25,160 29,600 31,450 34,000 37,000 42,500 46,250 50,320 62,900 68,000 74,000 78,625 85,000 92,500 100,640 125,800 148,000 157,250 170,000 185,000 251,600 314,500 340,000 370,000 393,125 503,200 629,000 740,000 786,250 1,258,000 1,572,500 2,516,000 3,145,000 6,290,000 and 12,580,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,580,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,580,000, 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).