Q: Is 75,240,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 75,240,972 is a composite number.

Why is 75,240,972 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 75,240,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 71 142 213 284 426 639 852 1,278 2,556 29,437 58,874 88,311 117,748 176,622 264,933 353,244 529,866 1,059,732 2,090,027 4,180,054 6,270,081 8,360,108 12,540,162 18,810,243 25,080,324 37,620,486 and 75,240,972, with no remainder.

Since 75,240,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 75,240,972, it is a composite number.


More Examples

Number 75,240,97075,240,97175,240,97375,240,974
Composite? yesyesyesyes
  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

Explore more about the number 75,240,972:


Ask a Question