Q: Is 72,153,252 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,153,252 is a composite number.

Why is 72,153,252 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 72,153,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 36 1,051 1,907 2,102 3,153 3,814 4,204 5,721 6,306 7,628 9,459 11,442 12,612 17,163 18,918 22,884 34,326 37,836 68,652 2,004,257 4,008,514 6,012,771 8,017,028 12,025,542 18,038,313 24,051,084 36,076,626 and 72,153,252, with no remainder.

Since 72,153,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,153,252, 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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