Q: Is 725,202,036 a Composite Number?

Why is 725,202,036 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 725,202,036 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 117 156 234 468 1,549,577 3,099,154 4,648,731 6,198,308 9,297,462 13,946,193 18,594,924 20,144,501 27,892,386 40,289,002 55,784,772 60,433,503 80,578,004 120,867,006 181,300,509 241,734,012 362,601,018 and 725,202,036, with no remainder.

Since 725,202,036 cannot be divided by just 1 and 725,202,036, 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).