Q: Is 12,743,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,743,500 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 12,743,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 11 14 20 22 25 28 35 44 50 55 70 77 100 110 125 140 154 175 220 250 275 308 331 350 385 500 550 662 700 770 875 1,100 1,324 1,375 1,540 1,655 1,750 1,925 2,317 2,750 3,310 3,500 3,641 3,850 4,634 5,500 6,620 7,282 7,700 8,275 9,268 9,625 11,585 14,564 16,550 18,205 19,250 23,170 25,487 33,100 36,410 38,500 41,375 46,340 50,974 57,925 72,820 82,750 91,025 101,948 115,850 127,435 165,500 182,050 231,700 254,870 289,625 364,100 455,125 509,740 579,250 637,175 910,250 1,158,500 1,274,350 1,820,500 2,548,700 3,185,875 6,371,750 and 12,743,500, with no remainder.

Since 12,743,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,743,500, 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).