Q: Is 72,057,504 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,057,504 is a composite number.

Why is 72,057,504 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 72,057,504 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 750,599 1,501,198 2,251,797 3,002,396 4,503,594 6,004,792 9,007,188 12,009,584 18,014,376 24,019,168 36,028,752 and 72,057,504, with no remainder.

Since 72,057,504 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,057,504, 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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