Q: Is 12,752,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,752,550 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 12,752,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 9 10 15 17 18 25 30 34 45 50 51 75 85 90 102 150 153 170 225 255 306 425 450 510 765 850 1,275 1,530 1,667 2,550 3,334 3,825 5,001 7,650 8,335 10,002 15,003 16,670 25,005 28,339 30,006 41,675 50,010 56,678 75,015 83,350 85,017 125,025 141,695 150,030 170,034 250,050 255,051 283,390 375,075 425,085 510,102 708,475 750,150 850,170 1,275,255 1,416,950 2,125,425 2,550,510 4,250,850 6,376,275 and 12,752,550, with no remainder.

Since 12,752,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,752,550, 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).