Q: Is 12,600,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,600,400 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 12,600,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 17 20 25 34 40 50 68 80 85 100 109 136 170 200 218 272 289 340 400 425 436 545 578 680 850 872 1,090 1,156 1,360 1,445 1,700 1,744 1,853 2,180 2,312 2,725 2,890 3,400 3,706 4,360 4,624 5,450 5,780 6,800 7,225 7,412 8,720 9,265 10,900 11,560 14,450 14,824 18,530 21,800 23,120 28,900 29,648 31,501 37,060 43,600 46,325 57,800 63,002 74,120 92,650 115,600 126,004 148,240 157,505 185,300 252,008 315,010 370,600 504,016 630,020 741,200 787,525 1,260,040 1,575,050 2,520,080 3,150,100 6,300,200 and 12,600,400, with no remainder.

Since 12,600,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,600,400, 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).