Q: Is 72,751,575 a Composite Number?

Why is 72,751,575 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 72,751,575 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 13 15 25 29 31 39 65 75 83 87 93 145 155 195 249 325 377 403 415 435 465 725 775 899 975 1,079 1,131 1,209 1,245 1,885 2,015 2,075 2,175 2,325 2,407 2,573 2,697 3,237 4,495 5,395 5,655 6,045 6,225 7,221 7,719 9,425 10,075 11,687 12,035 12,865 13,485 16,185 22,475 26,975 28,275 30,225 31,291 33,449 35,061 36,105 38,595 58,435 60,175 64,325 67,425 74,617 80,925 93,873 100,347 156,455 167,245 175,305 180,525 192,975 223,851 292,175 373,085 469,365 501,735 782,275 836,225 876,525 970,021 1,119,255 1,865,425 2,346,825 2,508,675 2,910,063 4,850,105 5,596,275 14,550,315 24,250,525 and 72,751,575, with no remainder.

Since 72,751,575 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,751,575, 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).