Q: Is 72,005,744 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,005,744 is a composite number.

Why is 72,005,744 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 72,005,744 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 17 19 34 38 68 76 136 152 272 304 323 646 1,292 2,584 5,168 13,933 27,866 55,732 111,464 222,928 236,861 264,727 473,722 529,454 947,444 1,058,908 1,894,888 2,117,816 3,789,776 4,235,632 4,500,359 9,000,718 18,001,436 36,002,872 and 72,005,744, with no remainder.

Since 72,005,744 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,005,744, 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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