Q: Is 12,852,800 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,852,800 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 12,852,800 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 29 32 40 50 58 64 80 100 116 145 160 200 232 277 290 320 400 464 554 580 725 800 928 1,108 1,160 1,385 1,450 1,600 1,856 2,216 2,320 2,770 2,900 4,432 4,640 5,540 5,800 6,925 8,033 8,864 9,280 11,080 11,600 13,850 16,066 17,728 22,160 23,200 27,700 32,132 40,165 44,320 46,400 55,400 64,264 80,330 88,640 110,800 128,528 160,660 200,825 221,600 257,056 321,320 401,650 443,200 514,112 642,640 803,300 1,285,280 1,606,600 2,570,560 3,213,200 6,426,400 and 12,852,800, with no remainder.

Since 12,852,800 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,852,800, 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).