Q: Is 72,115,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,115,542 is a composite number.

Why is 72,115,542 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 72,115,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 61 122 183 366 549 1,098 1,647 3,294 21,893 43,786 65,679 131,358 197,037 394,074 591,111 1,182,222 1,335,473 2,670,946 4,006,419 8,012,838 12,019,257 24,038,514 36,057,771 and 72,115,542, with no remainder.

Since 72,115,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,115,542, 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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