Q: Is 12,231,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 12,231,000 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 12,231,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 75 81 90 100 108 120 125 135 150 151 162 180 200 216 225 250 270 300 302 324 360 375 405 450 453 500 540 600 604 648 675 750 755 810 900 906 1,000 1,080 1,125 1,208 1,350 1,359 1,500 1,510 1,620 1,800 1,812 2,025 2,250 2,265 2,700 2,718 3,000 3,020 3,240 3,375 3,624 3,775 4,050 4,077 4,500 4,530 5,400 5,436 6,040 6,750 6,795 7,550 8,100 8,154 9,000 9,060 10,125 10,872 11,325 12,231 13,500 13,590 15,100 16,200 16,308 18,120 18,875 20,250 20,385 22,650 24,462 27,000 27,180 30,200 32,616 33,975 37,750 40,500 40,770 45,300 48,924 54,360 56,625 61,155 67,950 75,500 81,000 81,540 90,600 97,848 101,925 113,250 122,310 135,900 151,000 163,080 169,875 203,850 226,500 244,620 271,800 305,775 339,750 407,700 453,000 489,240 509,625 611,550 679,500 815,400 1,019,250 1,223,100 1,359,000 1,528,875 2,038,500 2,446,200 3,057,750 4,077,000 6,115,500 and 12,231,000, with no remainder.

Since 12,231,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,231,000, 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).