Q: Is 72,037,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,037,272 is a composite number.

Why is 72,037,272 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 72,037,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 3,001,553 6,003,106 9,004,659 12,006,212 18,009,318 24,012,424 36,018,636 and 72,037,272, with no remainder.

Since 72,037,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,037,272, 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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