Q: Is 12,710,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,710,640 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 12,710,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 211 240 251 422 502 633 753 844 1,004 1,055 1,255 1,266 1,506 1,688 2,008 2,110 2,510 2,532 3,012 3,165 3,376 3,765 4,016 4,220 5,020 5,064 6,024 6,330 7,530 8,440 10,040 10,128 12,048 12,660 15,060 16,880 20,080 25,320 30,120 50,640 52,961 60,240 105,922 158,883 211,844 264,805 317,766 423,688 529,610 635,532 794,415 847,376 1,059,220 1,271,064 1,588,830 2,118,440 2,542,128 3,177,660 4,236,880 6,355,320 and 12,710,640, with no remainder.

Since 12,710,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,710,640, 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).