Q: Is 12,617,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,617,000 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 12,617,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 31 37 40 44 50 55 62 74 88 100 110 124 125 148 155 185 200 220 248 250 275 296 310 341 370 407 440 500 550 620 682 740 775 814 925 1,000 1,100 1,147 1,240 1,364 1,375 1,480 1,550 1,628 1,705 1,850 2,035 2,200 2,294 2,728 2,750 3,100 3,256 3,410 3,700 3,875 4,070 4,588 4,625 5,500 5,735 6,200 6,820 7,400 7,750 8,140 8,525 9,176 9,250 10,175 11,000 11,470 12,617 13,640 15,500 16,280 17,050 18,500 20,350 22,940 25,234 28,675 31,000 34,100 37,000 40,700 42,625 45,880 50,468 50,875 57,350 63,085 68,200 81,400 85,250 100,936 101,750 114,700 126,170 143,375 170,500 203,500 229,400 252,340 286,750 315,425 341,000 407,000 504,680 573,500 630,850 1,147,000 1,261,700 1,577,125 2,523,400 3,154,250 6,308,500 and 12,617,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,617,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,617,000, 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).