Q: Is 71,627,280 a Composite Number?

Why is 71,627,280 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 71,627,280 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 149 240 298 447 596 745 894 1,192 1,490 1,788 2,003 2,235 2,384 2,980 3,576 4,006 4,470 5,960 6,009 7,152 8,012 8,940 10,015 11,920 12,018 16,024 17,880 20,030 24,036 30,045 32,048 35,760 40,060 48,072 60,090 80,120 96,144 120,180 160,240 240,360 298,447 480,720 596,894 895,341 1,193,788 1,492,235 1,790,682 2,387,576 2,984,470 3,581,364 4,476,705 4,775,152 5,968,940 7,162,728 8,953,410 11,937,880 14,325,456 17,906,820 23,875,760 35,813,640 and 71,627,280, with no remainder.

Since 71,627,280 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,627,280, 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).