Q: Is 12,122,201 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,122,201 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 12,122,201 can be evenly divided by 1 7 13 91 169 1,183 10,247 71,729 133,211 932,477 1,731,743 and 12,122,201, with no remainder.

Since 12,122,201 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,122,201, 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).