Q: Is 73,366,734 a Composite Number?

Why is 73,366,734 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 73,366,734 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 23 42 46 53 69 106 138 159 161 318 322 371 483 742 966 1,113 1,219 1,433 2,226 2,438 2,866 3,657 4,299 7,314 8,533 8,598 10,031 17,066 20,062 25,599 30,093 32,959 51,198 60,186 65,918 75,949 98,877 151,898 197,754 227,847 230,713 455,694 461,426 531,643 692,139 1,063,286 1,384,278 1,594,929 1,746,827 3,189,858 3,493,654 5,240,481 10,480,962 12,227,789 24,455,578 36,683,367 and 73,366,734, with no remainder.

Since 73,366,734 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,366,734, 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).