Q: Is 12,001,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,001,000 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 12,001,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 11 20 22 25 40 44 50 55 88 100 110 125 200 220 250 275 440 500 550 1,000 1,091 1,100 1,375 2,182 2,200 2,750 4,364 5,455 5,500 8,728 10,910 11,000 12,001 21,820 24,002 27,275 43,640 48,004 54,550 60,005 96,008 109,100 120,010 136,375 218,200 240,020 272,750 300,025 480,040 545,500 600,050 1,091,000 1,200,100 1,500,125 2,400,200 3,000,250 6,000,500 and 12,001,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,001,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,001,000, 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).