Q: Is 36,720,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 36,720,000 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 36,720,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 17 18 20 24 25 27 30 32 34 36 40 45 48 50 51 54 60 64 68 72 75 80 85 90 96 100 102 108 120 125 128 135 136 144 150 153 160 170 180 192 200 204 216 225 240 250 255 270 272 288 300 306 320 340 360 375 384 400 408 425 432 450 459 480 500 510 540 544 576 600 612 625 640 675 680 720 750 765 800 816 850 864 900 918 960 1,000 1,020 1,080 1,088 1,125 1,152 1,200 1,224 1,250 1,275 1,350 1,360 1,440 1,500 1,530 1,600 1,632 1,700 1,728 1,800 1,836 1,875 1,920 2,000 2,040 2,125 2,160 2,176 2,250 2,295 2,400 2,448 2,500 2,550 2,700 2,720 2,880 3,000 3,060 3,200 3,264 3,375 3,400 3,456 3,600 3,672 3,750 3,825 4,000 4,080 4,250 4,320 4,500 4,590 4,800 4,896 5,000 5,100 5,400 5,440 5,625 5,760 6,000 6,120 6,375 6,528 6,750 6,800 7,200 7,344 7,500 7,650 8,000 8,160 8,500 8,640 9,000 9,180 9,600 9,792 10,000 10,200 10,625 10,800 10,880 11,250 11,475 12,000 12,240 12,750 13,500 13,600 14,400 14,688 15,000 15,300 16,000 16,320 16,875 17,000 17,280 18,000 18,360 19,125 19,584 20,000 20,400 21,250 21,600 22,500 22,950 24,000 24,480 25,500 27,000 27,200 28,800 29,376 30,000 30,600 31,875 32,640 33,750 34,000 36,000 36,720 38,250 40,000 40,800 42,500 43,200 45,000 45,900 48,000 48,960 51,000 54,000 54,400 57,375 58,752 60,000 61,200 63,750 67,500 68,000 72,000 73,440 76,500 80,000 81,600 85,000 86,400 90,000 91,800 95,625 97,920 102,000 108,000 114,750 120,000 122,400 127,500 135,000 136,000 144,000 146,880 153,000 163,200 170,000 180,000 183,600 191,250 204,000 216,000 229,500 240,000 244,800 255,000 270,000 272,000 286,875 293,760 306,000 340,000 360,000 367,200 382,500 408,000 432,000 459,000 489,600 510,000 540,000 573,750 612,000 680,000 720,000 734,400 765,000 816,000 918,000 1,020,000 1,080,000 1,147,500 1,224,000 1,360,000 1,468,800 1,530,000 1,836,000 2,040,000 2,160,000 2,295,000 2,448,000 3,060,000 3,672,000 4,080,000 4,590,000 6,120,000 7,344,000 9,180,000 12,240,000 18,360,000 and 36,720,000, with no remainder.

Since 36,720,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,720,000, 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).