Q: Is 12,679,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,679,900 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 12,679,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 23 25 37 46 50 74 92 100 115 148 149 185 230 298 370 460 575 596 740 745 851 925 1,150 1,490 1,702 1,850 2,300 2,980 3,404 3,427 3,700 3,725 4,255 5,513 6,854 7,450 8,510 11,026 13,708 14,900 17,020 17,135 21,275 22,052 27,565 34,270 42,550 55,130 68,540 85,100 85,675 110,260 126,799 137,825 171,350 253,598 275,650 342,700 507,196 551,300 633,995 1,267,990 2,535,980 3,169,975 6,339,950 and 12,679,900, with no remainder.

Since 12,679,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,679,900, 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).