Q: Is 72,172,580 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,172,580 is a composite number.

Why is 72,172,580 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 72,172,580 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 101 202 404 505 1,010 2,020 35,729 71,458 142,916 178,645 357,290 714,580 3,608,629 7,217,258 14,434,516 18,043,145 36,086,290 and 72,172,580, with no remainder.

Since 72,172,580 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,172,580, 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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