Q: Is 72,151,162 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,151,162 is a composite number.

Why is 72,151,162 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 72,151,162 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 34 43 86 289 578 731 1,462 2,903 5,806 12,427 24,854 49,351 98,702 124,829 249,658 838,967 1,677,934 2,122,093 4,244,186 36,075,581 and 72,151,162, with no remainder.

Since 72,151,162 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,151,162, 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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