Q: Is 307,206,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 307,206,072 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 307,206,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,259 2,518 3,389 3,777 5,036 6,778 7,554 10,072 10,167 11,331 13,556 15,108 20,334 22,662 27,112 30,216 30,501 40,668 45,324 61,002 81,336 90,648 122,004 244,008 4,266,751 8,533,502 12,800,253 17,067,004 25,600,506 34,134,008 38,400,759 51,201,012 76,801,518 102,402,024 153,603,036 and 307,206,072, with no remainder.

Since 307,206,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 307,206,072, 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).