Q: Is 12,958,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,958,500 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 12,958,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 53 60 75 100 106 125 150 159 163 212 250 265 300 318 326 375 489 500 530 636 652 750 795 815 978 1,060 1,325 1,500 1,590 1,630 1,956 2,445 2,650 3,180 3,260 3,975 4,075 4,890 5,300 6,625 7,950 8,150 8,639 9,780 12,225 13,250 15,900 16,300 17,278 19,875 20,375 24,450 25,917 26,500 34,556 39,750 40,750 43,195 48,900 51,834 61,125 79,500 81,500 86,390 103,668 122,250 129,585 172,780 215,975 244,500 259,170 431,950 518,340 647,925 863,900 1,079,875 1,295,850 2,159,750 2,591,700 3,239,625 4,319,500 6,479,250 and 12,958,500, with no remainder.

Since 12,958,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,958,500, 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).