Q: Is 12,000 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,000 is a composite number.

Why is 12,000 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 12,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 25 30 32 40 48 50 60 75 80 96 100 120 125 150 160 200 240 250 300 375 400 480 500 600 750 800 1,000 1,200 1,500 2,000 2,400 3,000 4,000 6,000 and 12,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,000, 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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