Q: Is 72,015,300 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,015,300 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 72,015,300 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 12 14 15 18 20 21 23 25 28 30 35 36 42 45 46 49 50 60 63 69 70 71 75 84 90 92 98 100 105 115 126 138 140 142 147 150 161 175 180 196 207 210 213 225 230 245 252 276 284 294 300 315 322 345 350 355 414 420 426 441 450 460 483 490 497 525 575 588 630 639 644 690 700 710 735 805 828 852 882 900 966 980 994 1,035 1,050 1,065 1,127 1,150 1,225 1,260 1,278 1,380 1,420 1,449 1,470 1,491 1,575 1,610 1,633 1,725 1,764 1,775 1,932 1,988 2,070 2,100 2,130 2,205 2,254 2,300 2,415 2,450 2,485 2,556 2,898 2,940 2,982 3,150 3,195 3,220 3,266 3,381 3,450 3,479 3,550 3,675 4,025 4,140 4,260 4,410 4,473 4,508 4,830 4,899 4,900 4,970 5,175 5,325 5,635 5,796 5,964 6,300 6,390 6,532 6,762 6,900 6,958 7,100 7,245 7,350 7,455 8,050 8,165 8,820 8,946 9,660 9,798 9,940 10,143 10,350 10,437 10,650 11,025 11,270 11,431 12,075 12,425 12,780 13,524 13,916 14,490 14,697 14,700 14,910 15,975 16,100 16,330 16,905 17,395 17,892 19,596 20,286 20,700 20,874 21,300 22,050 22,365 22,540 22,862 24,150 24,495 24,850 28,175 28,980 29,394 29,820 31,311 31,950 32,660 33,810 34,293 34,790 36,225 37,275 40,572 40,825 41,748 44,100 44,730 45,724 48,300 48,990 49,700 50,715 52,185 56,350 57,155 58,788 62,622 63,900 67,620 68,586 69,580 72,450 73,485 74,550 80,017 81,650 84,525 86,975 89,460 97,980 101,430 102,879 104,370 111,825 112,700 114,310 122,475 125,244 137,172 144,900 146,970 149,100 156,555 160,034 163,300 169,050 171,465 173,950 202,860 205,758 208,740 223,650 228,620 240,051 244,950 253,575 260,925 285,775 293,940 313,110 320,068 338,100 342,930 347,900 367,425 400,085 411,516 447,300 480,102 489,900 507,150 514,395 521,850 571,550 626,220 685,860 720,153 734,850 782,775 800,170 857,325 960,204 1,014,300 1,028,790 1,043,700 1,143,100 1,200,255 1,440,306 1,469,700 1,565,550 1,600,340 1,714,650 2,000,425 2,057,580 2,400,510 2,571,975 2,880,612 3,131,100 3,429,300 3,600,765 4,000,850 4,801,020 5,143,950 6,001,275 7,201,530 8,001,700 10,287,900 12,002,550 14,403,060 18,003,825 24,005,100 36,007,650 and 72,015,300, with no remainder.

Since 72,015,300 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,015,300, 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).