Q: Is 12,722,850 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,722,850 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 12,722,850 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 7 9 10 14 15 18 21 25 30 35 42 45 49 50 63 70 75 90 98 105 126 147 150 175 210 225 245 294 315 350 441 450 490 525 577 630 735 882 1,050 1,154 1,225 1,470 1,575 1,731 2,205 2,450 2,885 3,150 3,462 3,675 4,039 4,410 5,193 5,770 7,350 8,078 8,655 10,386 11,025 12,117 14,425 17,310 20,195 22,050 24,234 25,965 28,273 28,850 36,351 40,390 43,275 51,930 56,546 60,585 72,702 84,819 86,550 100,975 121,170 129,825 141,365 169,638 181,755 201,950 254,457 259,650 282,730 302,925 363,510 424,095 508,914 605,850 706,825 848,190 908,775 1,272,285 1,413,650 1,817,550 2,120,475 2,544,570 4,240,950 6,361,425 and 12,722,850, with no remainder.

Since 12,722,850 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,722,850, 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).