Q: Is 72,151,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,151,736 is a composite number.

Why is 72,151,736 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 72,151,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 23 46 92 184 317 634 1,237 1,268 2,474 2,536 4,948 7,291 9,896 14,582 28,451 29,164 56,902 58,328 113,804 227,608 392,129 784,258 1,568,516 3,137,032 9,018,967 18,037,934 36,075,868 and 72,151,736, with no remainder.

Since 72,151,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,151,736, 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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