Q: Is 72,202,374 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,202,374 is a composite number.

Why is 72,202,374 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 72,202,374 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 27 54 199 398 597 1,194 1,791 3,582 5,373 6,719 10,746 13,438 20,157 40,314 60,471 120,942 181,413 362,826 1,337,081 2,674,162 4,011,243 8,022,486 12,033,729 24,067,458 36,101,187 and 72,202,374, with no remainder.

Since 72,202,374 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,202,374, 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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