Q: Is 72,264,384 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,264,384 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 72,264,384 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 109 144 192 218 288 327 436 576 654 872 981 1,151 1,308 1,744 1,962 2,302 2,616 3,453 3,488 3,924 4,604 5,232 6,906 6,976 7,848 9,208 10,359 10,464 13,812 15,696 18,416 20,718 20,928 27,624 31,392 36,832 41,436 55,248 62,784 73,664 82,872 110,496 125,459 165,744 220,992 250,918 331,488 376,377 501,836 662,976 752,754 1,003,672 1,129,131 1,505,508 2,007,344 2,258,262 3,011,016 4,014,688 4,516,524 6,022,032 8,029,376 9,033,048 12,044,064 18,066,096 24,088,128 36,132,192 and 72,264,384, with no remainder.

Since 72,264,384 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,264,384, 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).