Q: Is 71,723,424 a Composite Number?

Why is 71,723,424 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 71,723,424 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 373 746 1,119 1,492 2,003 2,238 2,984 4,006 4,476 5,968 6,009 8,012 8,952 11,936 12,018 16,024 17,904 24,036 32,048 35,808 48,072 64,096 96,144 192,288 747,119 1,494,238 2,241,357 2,988,476 4,482,714 5,976,952 8,965,428 11,953,904 17,930,856 23,907,808 35,861,712 and 71,723,424, with no remainder.

Since 71,723,424 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,723,424, 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).