Q: Is 72,300,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,300,600 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 72,300,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 18 20 24 25 27 30 36 40 45 50 54 60 72 75 81 90 100 108 120 135 150 162 180 200 216 225 270 300 324 360 405 450 540 600 648 675 810 900 1,080 1,350 1,620 1,800 2,025 2,700 3,240 4,050 4,463 5,400 8,100 8,926 13,389 16,200 17,852 22,315 26,778 35,704 40,167 44,630 53,556 66,945 80,334 89,260 107,112 111,575 120,501 133,890 160,668 178,520 200,835 223,150 241,002 267,780 321,336 334,725 361,503 401,670 446,300 482,004 535,560 602,505 669,450 723,006 803,340 892,600 964,008 1,004,175 1,205,010 1,338,900 1,446,012 1,606,680 1,807,515 2,008,350 2,410,020 2,677,800 2,892,024 3,012,525 3,615,030 4,016,700 4,820,040 6,025,050 7,230,060 8,033,400 9,037,575 12,050,100 14,460,120 18,075,150 24,100,200 36,150,300 and 72,300,600, with no remainder.

Since 72,300,600 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,300,600, 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).