Q: Is 720,264,072 a Composite Number?

Why is 720,264,072 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 720,264,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 827 1,654 2,481 3,299 3,308 4,962 6,598 6,616 9,097 9,897 9,924 13,196 18,194 19,794 19,848 26,392 27,291 36,289 36,388 39,588 54,582 72,578 72,776 79,176 108,867 109,164 145,156 217,734 218,328 290,312 435,468 870,936 2,728,273 5,456,546 8,184,819 10,913,092 16,369,638 21,826,184 30,011,003 32,739,276 60,022,006 65,478,552 90,033,009 120,044,012 180,066,018 240,088,024 360,132,036 and 720,264,072, with no remainder.

Since 720,264,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 720,264,072, 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).