Q: Is 12,120 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,120 is a composite number.

Why is 12,120 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 12,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 30 40 60 101 120 202 303 404 505 606 808 1,010 1,212 1,515 2,020 2,424 3,030 4,040 6,060 and 12,120, with no remainder.

Since 12,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,120, 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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