Q: Is 712,272,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 712,272,240 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 712,272,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 30 36 40 45 48 60 72 80 90 120 144 180 240 360 401 720 802 1,203 1,604 2,005 2,406 2,467 3,208 3,609 4,010 4,812 4,934 6,015 6,416 7,218 7,401 8,020 9,624 9,868 12,030 12,335 14,436 14,802 16,040 18,045 19,248 19,736 22,203 24,060 24,670 28,872 29,604 32,080 36,090 37,005 39,472 44,406 48,120 49,340 57,744 59,208 72,180 74,010 88,812 96,240 98,680 111,015 118,416 144,360 148,020 177,624 197,360 222,030 288,720 296,040 355,248 444,060 592,080 888,120 989,267 1,776,240 1,978,534 2,967,801 3,957,068 4,946,335 5,935,602 7,914,136 8,903,403 9,892,670 11,871,204 14,839,005 15,828,272 17,806,806 19,785,340 23,742,408 29,678,010 35,613,612 39,570,680 44,517,015 47,484,816 59,356,020 71,227,224 79,141,360 89,034,030 118,712,040 142,454,448 178,068,060 237,424,080 356,136,120 and 712,272,240, with no remainder.

Since 712,272,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 712,272,240, 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).