Q: Is 12,112,122 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,112,122 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 12,112,122 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 23 33 46 66 69 79 101 138 158 202 237 253 303 474 506 606 759 869 1,111 1,518 1,738 1,817 2,222 2,323 2,607 3,333 3,634 4,646 5,214 5,451 6,666 6,969 7,979 10,902 13,938 15,958 19,987 23,937 25,553 39,974 47,874 51,106 59,961 76,659 87,769 119,922 153,318 175,538 183,517 263,307 367,034 526,614 550,551 1,101,102 2,018,687 4,037,374 6,056,061 and 12,112,122, with no remainder.

Since 12,112,122 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,112,122, 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).