Q: Is 72,201,902 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,201,902 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 72,201,902 can be evenly divided by 1 2 41 43 82 86 1,763 3,526 20,477 40,954 839,557 880,511 1,679,114 1,761,022 36,100,951 and 72,201,902, with no remainder.

Since 72,201,902 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,201,902, 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).