Q: Is 72,036,508 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,036,508 is a composite number.

Why is 72,036,508 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 72,036,508 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 41 82 164 173 346 692 2,539 5,078 7,093 10,156 14,186 28,372 104,099 208,198 416,396 439,247 878,494 1,756,988 18,009,127 36,018,254 and 72,036,508, with no remainder.

Since 72,036,508 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,036,508, 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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