Q: Is 72,045,176 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,045,176 is a composite number.

Why is 72,045,176 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 72,045,176 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 56 1,286,521 2,573,042 5,146,084 9,005,647 10,292,168 18,011,294 36,022,588 and 72,045,176, with no remainder.

Since 72,045,176 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,045,176, 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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