Q: Is 72,201,482 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,201,482 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 72,201,482 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 19 34 38 323 646 111,767 223,534 1,900,039 2,123,573 3,800,078 4,247,146 36,100,741 and 72,201,482, with no remainder.

Since 72,201,482 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,201,482, 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).