Q: Is 12,723,021 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,723,021 is a composite number.

Why is 12,723,021 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 12,723,021 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 53 153 159 459 477 523 901 1,431 1,569 2,703 4,707 8,109 8,891 14,121 24,327 26,673 27,719 80,019 83,157 240,057 249,471 471,223 748,413 1,413,669 4,241,007 and 12,723,021, with no remainder.

Since 12,723,021 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,723,021, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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