Q: Is 12,737,900 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,737,900 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 12,737,900 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 25 28 31 35 50 62 70 100 124 140 155 175 217 310 350 434 587 620 700 775 868 1,085 1,174 1,550 2,170 2,348 2,935 3,100 4,109 4,340 5,425 5,870 8,218 10,850 11,740 14,675 16,436 18,197 20,545 21,700 29,350 36,394 41,090 58,700 72,788 82,180 90,985 102,725 127,379 181,970 205,450 254,758 363,940 410,900 454,925 509,516 636,895 909,850 1,273,790 1,819,700 2,547,580 3,184,475 6,368,950 and 12,737,900, with no remainder.

Since 12,737,900 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,737,900, 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).