Q: Is 72,201,486 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,201,486 is a composite number.

Why is 72,201,486 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 72,201,486 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 59 118 177 354 413 826 1,239 2,478 29,137 58,274 87,411 174,822 203,959 407,918 611,877 1,223,754 1,719,083 3,438,166 5,157,249 10,314,498 12,033,581 24,067,162 36,100,743 and 72,201,486, with no remainder.

Since 72,201,486 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,201,486, 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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