Q: Is 72,276,240 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,276,240 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 72,276,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 12 15 16 20 24 30 40 48 60 80 120 240 401 751 802 1,203 1,502 1,604 2,005 2,253 2,406 3,004 3,208 3,755 4,010 4,506 4,812 6,008 6,015 6,416 7,510 8,020 9,012 9,624 11,265 12,016 12,030 15,020 16,040 18,024 19,248 22,530 24,060 30,040 32,080 36,048 45,060 48,120 60,080 90,120 96,240 180,240 301,151 602,302 903,453 1,204,604 1,505,755 1,806,906 2,409,208 3,011,510 3,613,812 4,517,265 4,818,416 6,023,020 7,227,624 9,034,530 12,046,040 14,455,248 18,069,060 24,092,080 36,138,120 and 72,276,240, with no remainder.

Since 72,276,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,276,240, 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).