Q: Is 12,624,400 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,624,400 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 12,624,400 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 37 40 50 74 80 100 148 185 200 296 370 400 592 740 853 925 1,480 1,706 1,850 2,960 3,412 3,700 4,265 6,824 7,400 8,530 13,648 14,800 17,060 21,325 31,561 34,120 42,650 63,122 68,240 85,300 126,244 157,805 170,600 252,488 315,610 341,200 504,976 631,220 789,025 1,262,440 1,578,050 2,524,880 3,156,100 6,312,200 and 12,624,400, with no remainder.

Since 12,624,400 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,624,400, 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).