Q: Is 73,162,500 a Composite Number?

Why is 73,162,500 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 73,162,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 25 30 50 60 75 100 125 150 250 300 375 500 625 750 1,250 1,500 1,875 1,951 2,500 3,125 3,750 3,902 5,853 6,250 7,500 7,804 9,375 9,755 11,706 12,500 18,750 19,510 23,412 29,265 37,500 39,020 48,775 58,530 97,550 117,060 146,325 195,100 243,875 292,650 487,750 585,300 731,625 975,500 1,219,375 1,463,250 2,438,750 2,926,500 3,658,125 4,877,500 6,096,875 7,316,250 12,193,750 14,632,500 18,290,625 24,387,500 36,581,250 and 73,162,500, with no remainder.

Since 73,162,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,162,500, 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).