Q: Is 72,115,450 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,115,450 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 72,115,450 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 19 22 25 38 50 55 67 95 103 110 134 190 206 209 275 335 418 475 515 550 670 737 950 1,030 1,045 1,133 1,273 1,474 1,675 1,957 2,090 2,266 2,546 2,575 3,350 3,685 3,914 5,150 5,225 5,665 6,365 6,901 7,370 9,785 10,450 11,330 12,730 13,802 14,003 18,425 19,570 21,527 28,006 28,325 31,825 34,505 36,850 43,054 48,925 56,650 63,650 69,010 70,015 75,911 97,850 107,635 131,119 140,030 151,822 172,525 215,270 262,238 345,050 350,075 379,555 538,175 655,595 700,150 759,110 1,076,350 1,311,190 1,442,309 1,897,775 2,884,618 3,277,975 3,795,550 6,555,950 7,211,545 14,423,090 36,057,725 and 72,115,450, with no remainder.

Since 72,115,450 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,115,450, 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).