Q: Is 12,797,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,797,740 is a composite number.

Why is 12,797,740 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 12,797,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 41 82 164 205 410 820 15,607 31,214 62,428 78,035 156,070 312,140 639,887 1,279,774 2,559,548 3,199,435 6,398,870 and 12,797,740, with no remainder.

Since 12,797,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,797,740, 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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