Q: Is 72,036,464 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,036,464 is a composite number.

Why is 72,036,464 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 72,036,464 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 29 58 116 232 464 155,251 310,502 621,004 1,242,008 2,484,016 4,502,279 9,004,558 18,009,116 36,018,232 and 72,036,464, with no remainder.

Since 72,036,464 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,036,464, 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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