Q: Is 72,600 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,600 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 72,600 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 10 11 12 15 20 22 24 25 30 33 40 44 50 55 60 66 75 88 100 110 120 121 132 150 165 200 220 242 264 275 300 330 363 440 484 550 600 605 660 726 825 968 1,100 1,210 1,320 1,452 1,650 1,815 2,200 2,420 2,904 3,025 3,300 3,630 4,840 6,050 6,600 7,260 9,075 12,100 14,520 18,150 24,200 36,300 and 72,600, with no remainder.

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