Q: Is 72,198,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,198,072 is a composite number.

Why is 72,198,072 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 72,198,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,002,751 2,005,502 3,008,253 4,011,004 6,016,506 8,022,008 9,024,759 12,033,012 18,049,518 24,066,024 36,099,036 and 72,198,072, with no remainder.

Since 72,198,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,198,072, 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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