Q: Is 72,148,960 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,148,960 is a composite number.

Why is 72,148,960 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 72,148,960 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 13 16 20 26 32 40 52 65 80 104 130 160 208 260 416 520 1,040 2,080 34,687 69,374 138,748 173,435 277,496 346,870 450,931 554,992 693,740 901,862 1,109,984 1,387,480 1,803,724 2,254,655 2,774,960 3,607,448 4,509,310 5,549,920 7,214,896 9,018,620 14,429,792 18,037,240 36,074,480 and 72,148,960, with no remainder.

Since 72,148,960 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,148,960, 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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