Q: Is 10,272,360 a Composite Number?

Why is 10,272,360 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 10,272,360 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 15 20 21 24 28 30 35 40 42 49 56 60 70 84 98 105 120 140 147 168 196 210 245 280 294 392 420 490 588 735 840 980 1,176 1,470 1,747 1,960 2,940 3,494 5,241 5,880 6,988 8,735 10,482 12,229 13,976 17,470 20,964 24,458 26,205 34,940 36,687 41,928 48,916 52,410 61,145 69,880 73,374 85,603 97,832 104,820 122,290 146,748 171,206 183,435 209,640 244,580 256,809 293,496 342,412 366,870 428,015 489,160 513,618 684,824 733,740 856,030 1,027,236 1,284,045 1,467,480 1,712,060 2,054,472 2,568,090 3,424,120 5,136,180 and 10,272,360, with no remainder.

Since 10,272,360 cannot be divided by just 1 and 10,272,360, 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).