Q: Is 72,166,420 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,166,420 is a composite number.

Why is 72,166,420 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 72,166,420 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 281 562 1,124 1,405 2,810 5,620 12,841 25,682 51,364 64,205 128,410 256,820 3,608,321 7,216,642 14,433,284 18,041,605 36,083,210 and 72,166,420, with no remainder.

Since 72,166,420 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,166,420, 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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