Q: Is 72,173,264 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,173,264 is a composite number.

Why is 72,173,264 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 72,173,264 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 23 43 46 86 92 172 184 344 368 688 989 1,978 3,956 4,561 7,912 9,122 15,824 18,244 36,488 72,976 104,903 196,123 209,806 392,246 419,612 784,492 839,224 1,568,984 1,678,448 3,137,968 4,510,829 9,021,658 18,043,316 36,086,632 and 72,173,264, with no remainder.

Since 72,173,264 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,173,264, 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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