Q: Is 72,342,530 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,342,530 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 72,342,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 13 26 29 31 58 62 65 130 145 155 290 310 377 403 619 754 806 899 1,238 1,798 1,885 2,015 3,095 3,770 4,030 4,495 6,190 8,047 8,990 11,687 16,094 17,951 19,189 23,374 35,902 38,378 40,235 58,435 80,470 89,755 95,945 116,870 179,510 191,890 233,363 249,457 466,726 498,914 556,481 1,112,962 1,166,815 1,247,285 2,333,630 2,494,570 2,782,405 5,564,810 7,234,253 14,468,506 36,171,265 and 72,342,530, with no remainder.

Since 72,342,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,342,530, 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).