Q: Is 72,273,201 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,273,201 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 72,273,201 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 11 13 21 33 39 41 77 91 123 143 231 273 287 429 451 533 587 861 1,001 1,353 1,599 1,761 3,003 3,157 3,731 4,109 5,863 6,457 7,631 9,471 11,193 12,327 17,589 19,371 22,893 24,067 41,041 45,199 53,417 72,201 83,941 123,123 135,597 160,251 168,469 251,823 264,737 312,871 505,407 587,587 794,211 938,613 1,762,761 1,853,159 2,190,097 3,441,581 5,559,477 6,570,291 10,324,743 24,091,067 and 72,273,201, with no remainder.

Since 72,273,201 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,273,201, 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).