Q: Is 71,256,120 a Composite Number?

Why is 71,256,120 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 71,256,120 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 13 15 20 24 26 30 39 40 52 60 65 78 104 120 130 156 195 260 312 390 520 780 1,560 45,677 91,354 137,031 182,708 228,385 274,062 365,416 456,770 548,124 593,801 685,155 913,540 1,096,248 1,187,602 1,370,310 1,781,403 1,827,080 2,375,204 2,740,620 2,969,005 3,562,806 4,750,408 5,481,240 5,938,010 7,125,612 8,907,015 11,876,020 14,251,224 17,814,030 23,752,040 35,628,060 and 71,256,120, with no remainder.

Since 71,256,120 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,256,120, 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).