Q: Is 73,201,342 a Composite Number?

Why is 73,201,342 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 73,201,342 can be evenly divided by 1 2 61 122 600,011 1,200,022 36,600,671 and 73,201,342, with no remainder.

Since 73,201,342 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,201,342, 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).