Q: Is 55,072,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 55,072,072 is a composite number.

Why is 55,072,072 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 55,072,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 625,819 1,251,638 2,503,276 5,006,552 6,884,009 13,768,018 27,536,036 and 55,072,072, with no remainder.

Since 55,072,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 55,072,072, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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