Q: Is 12,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,420 is a composite number.

Why is 12,420 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 12,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 15 18 20 23 27 30 36 45 46 54 60 69 90 92 108 115 135 138 180 207 230 270 276 345 414 460 540 621 690 828 1,035 1,242 1,380 2,070 2,484 3,105 4,140 6,210 and 12,420, with no remainder.

Since 12,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,420, 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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