Q: Is 72,106,212 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,106,212 is a composite number.

Why is 72,106,212 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 72,106,212 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 179 358 537 716 1,074 2,148 33,569 67,138 100,707 134,276 201,414 402,828 6,008,851 12,017,702 18,026,553 24,035,404 36,053,106 and 72,106,212, with no remainder.

Since 72,106,212 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,106,212, 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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