Q: Is 72,147,200 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,147,200 is a composite number.

Why is 72,147,200 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 72,147,200 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 25 32 40 50 64 80 100 128 160 200 256 320 400 640 800 1,280 1,600 3,200 6,400 11,273 22,546 45,092 56,365 90,184 112,730 180,368 225,460 281,825 360,736 450,920 563,650 721,472 901,840 1,127,300 1,442,944 1,803,680 2,254,600 2,885,888 3,607,360 4,509,200 7,214,720 9,018,400 14,429,440 18,036,800 36,073,600 and 72,147,200, with no remainder.

Since 72,147,200 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,147,200, 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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