Q: Is 727,200 a Composite Number?

Why is 727,200 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 727,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20 24 25 30 32 36 40 45 48 50 60 72 75 80 90 96 100 101 120 144 150 160 180 200 202 225 240 288 300 303 360 400 404 450 480 505 600 606 720 800 808 900 909 1,010 1,200 1,212 1,440 1,515 1,616 1,800 1,818 2,020 2,400 2,424 2,525 3,030 3,232 3,600 3,636 4,040 4,545 4,848 5,050 6,060 7,200 7,272 7,575 8,080 9,090 9,696 10,100 12,120 14,544 15,150 16,160 18,180 20,200 22,725 24,240 29,088 30,300 36,360 40,400 45,450 48,480 60,600 72,720 80,800 90,900 121,200 145,440 181,800 242,400 363,600 and 727,200, with no remainder.

Since 727,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 727,200, 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).