Q: Is 72,104,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,104,428 is a composite number.

Why is 72,104,428 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 72,104,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 22 44 271 542 1,084 2,981 5,962 6,047 11,924 12,094 24,188 66,517 133,034 266,068 1,638,737 3,277,474 6,554,948 18,026,107 36,052,214 and 72,104,428, with no remainder.

Since 72,104,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,104,428, 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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