Q: Is 12,540 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 12,540 is a composite number.

Why is 12,540 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 12,540 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 11 12 15 19 20 22 30 33 38 44 55 57 60 66 76 95 110 114 132 165 190 209 220 228 285 330 380 418 570 627 660 836 1,045 1,140 1,254 2,090 2,508 3,135 4,180 6,270 and 12,540, with no remainder.

Since 12,540 cannot be divided by just 1 and 12,540, 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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