Q: Is 72,185,328 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,185,328 is a composite number.

Why is 72,185,328 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 72,185,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 36 48 72 144 501,287 1,002,574 1,503,861 2,005,148 3,007,722 4,010,296 4,511,583 6,015,444 8,020,592 9,023,166 12,030,888 18,046,332 24,061,776 36,092,664 and 72,185,328, with no remainder.

Since 72,185,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,185,328, 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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