Q: Is 12,970,440 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,970,440 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 12,970,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 24 28 30 35 36 40 42 45 56 60 63 70 72 84 90 105 120 126 140 168 180 210 252 280 315 360 420 504 630 840 1,260 2,520 5,147 10,294 15,441 20,588 25,735 30,882 36,029 41,176 46,323 51,470 61,764 72,058 77,205 92,646 102,940 108,087 123,528 144,116 154,410 180,145 185,292 205,880 216,174 231,615 288,232 308,820 324,261 360,290 370,584 432,348 463,230 540,435 617,640 648,522 720,580 864,696 926,460 1,080,870 1,297,044 1,441,160 1,621,305 1,852,920 2,161,740 2,594,088 3,242,610 4,323,480 6,485,220 and 12,970,440, with no remainder.

Since 12,970,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,970,440, 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).