Q: Is 72,626,550 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,626,550 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 72,626,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 17 19 25 30 34 38 50 51 57 75 85 95 102 114 150 170 190 255 285 323 425 475 510 570 646 850 950 969 1,275 1,425 1,499 1,615 1,938 2,550 2,850 2,998 3,230 4,497 4,845 7,495 8,075 8,994 9,690 14,990 16,150 22,485 24,225 25,483 28,481 37,475 44,970 48,450 50,966 56,962 74,950 76,449 85,443 112,425 127,415 142,405 152,898 170,886 224,850 254,830 284,810 382,245 427,215 484,177 637,075 712,025 764,490 854,430 968,354 1,274,150 1,424,050 1,452,531 1,911,225 2,136,075 2,420,885 2,905,062 3,822,450 4,272,150 4,841,770 7,262,655 12,104,425 14,525,310 24,208,850 36,313,275 and 72,626,550, with no remainder.

Since 72,626,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,626,550, 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).