Q: Is 12,902,640 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,902,640 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 12,902,640 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 37 40 48 60 74 80 111 120 148 185 222 240 296 370 444 555 592 740 888 1,110 1,453 1,480 1,776 2,220 2,906 2,960 4,359 4,440 5,812 7,265 8,718 8,880 11,624 14,530 17,436 21,795 23,248 29,060 34,872 43,590 53,761 58,120 69,744 87,180 107,522 116,240 161,283 174,360 215,044 268,805 322,566 348,720 430,088 537,610 645,132 806,415 860,176 1,075,220 1,290,264 1,612,830 2,150,440 2,580,528 3,225,660 4,300,880 6,451,320 and 12,902,640, with no remainder.

Since 12,902,640 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,902,640, 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).