answersLogoWhite

0


Best Answer

All composite numbers have more than 2 factors. The factors of 12 are 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12, and this proves that 12 is a composite number.

User Avatar

Wiki User

12y ago
This answer is:
User Avatar

Add your answer:

Earn +20 pts
Q: How do you know 12 is a composite number?
Write your answer...
Submit
Still have questions?
magnify glass
imp
Related questions

What is the composite number for 12?

12 is a composite number itself.


Is 12 an prime or composite number?

It is a composite number.


What is the next composite number after 12?

ANSWER: The next composite number after 12 is 14.


Which is the 6th composite number?

12 is the 6th composite number.


What is the incorrect number in 2 3 5 7 11 12 13 17?

I guess the expected answer is 12, the only composite number in the list. I guess the expected answer is 12, the only composite number in the list. I guess the expected answer is 12, the only composite number in the list. I guess the expected answer is 12, the only composite number in the list.


Is 12 a prime and composite number?

12 is a composite number. A prime number has only 2 factors which are 1 and itself. Composite numbers are everything else except 1 and 0. 1 and 0 are neither prime, nor composite.


Is 12 composite or prime?

12 is even, that is 2 divides 12 so 12 cannot be prime.12 is composite. (all even numbers greater than 2 are composite)


What is the composite number of 8 and 12?

4 and 8 are the composite factors of 8. 4, 6 and 12 are the composite factors of 12.


Is 12 a composite number?

No, 12 is not a prime number, but it is a composite number because it has factors other than 1 and itself. In this case, 12 can be evenly divided by 2, 3, 4, 6, and 12.


What is the number 12?

Composite.


How do you know when a number is a composite number?

A composite number is a positive integer that has at least one positive divisor other than one or itself. For example 4,6,8,9,10, 12, 14, 15, 16, 18, 20,21, 22...are composite numbers


Why is 12 composite?

12 is a composite number because it has more than two factors