Q: Is 72,021,264 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,021,264 is a composite number.

Why is 72,021,264 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 72,021,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 16 21 24 28 42 48 56 71 84 112 142 168 213 284 336 426 497 568 852 994 1,136 1,491 1,704 1,988 2,982 3,019 3,408 3,976 5,964 6,038 7,952 9,057 11,928 12,076 18,114 21,133 23,856 24,152 36,228 42,266 48,304 63,399 72,456 84,532 126,798 144,912 169,064 214,349 253,596 338,128 428,698 507,192 643,047 857,396 1,014,384 1,286,094 1,500,443 1,714,792 2,572,188 3,000,886 3,429,584 4,501,329 5,144,376 6,001,772 9,002,658 10,288,752 12,003,544 18,005,316 24,007,088 36,010,632 and 72,021,264, with no remainder.

Since 72,021,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,021,264, 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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