Q: Is 72,005,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,005,428 is a composite number.

Why is 72,005,428 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 72,005,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 97 194 388 1,067 2,134 4,268 16,871 33,742 67,484 185,581 371,162 742,324 1,636,487 3,272,974 6,545,948 18,001,357 36,002,714 and 72,005,428, with no remainder.

Since 72,005,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,005,428, 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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