Q: Is 72,141,000 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,141,000 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 72,141,000 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 20 24 25 30 40 50 60 75 100 120 125 139 150 173 200 250 278 300 346 375 417 500 519 556 600 692 695 750 834 865 1,000 1,038 1,112 1,384 1,390 1,500 1,668 1,730 2,076 2,085 2,595 2,780 3,000 3,336 3,460 3,475 4,152 4,170 4,325 5,190 5,560 6,920 6,950 8,340 8,650 10,380 10,425 12,975 13,900 16,680 17,300 17,375 20,760 20,850 21,625 24,047 25,950 27,800 34,600 34,750 41,700 43,250 48,094 51,900 52,125 64,875 69,500 72,141 83,400 86,500 96,188 103,800 104,250 120,235 129,750 139,000 144,282 173,000 192,376 208,500 240,470 259,500 288,564 360,705 417,000 480,940 519,000 577,128 601,175 721,410 961,880 1,202,350 1,442,820 1,803,525 2,404,700 2,885,640 3,005,875 3,607,050 4,809,400 6,011,750 7,214,100 9,017,625 12,023,500 14,428,200 18,035,250 24,047,000 36,070,500 and 72,141,000, with no remainder.

Since 72,141,000 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,141,000, 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).