Q: Is 72,106,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,106,072 is a composite number.

Why is 72,106,072 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 72,106,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 619 1,238 2,476 4,952 14,561 29,122 58,244 116,488 9,013,259 18,026,518 36,053,036 and 72,106,072, with no remainder.

Since 72,106,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,106,072, 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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