Q: Is 72,131,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,131,272 is a composite number.

Why is 72,131,272 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 72,131,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 179 358 716 1,432 2,963 3,043 5,926 6,086 11,852 12,172 23,704 24,344 50,371 100,742 201,484 402,968 530,377 1,060,754 2,121,508 4,243,016 9,016,409 18,032,818 36,065,636 and 72,131,272, with no remainder.

Since 72,131,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,131,272, 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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