Q: Is 72,210,740 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,210,740 is a composite number.

Why is 72,210,740 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 72,210,740 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 7 10 14 20 28 35 70 79 140 158 316 395 553 790 1,106 1,580 2,212 2,765 5,530 6,529 11,060 13,058 26,116 32,645 45,703 65,290 91,406 130,580 182,812 228,515 457,030 515,791 914,060 1,031,582 2,063,164 2,578,955 3,610,537 5,157,910 7,221,074 10,315,820 14,442,148 18,052,685 36,105,370 and 72,210,740, with no remainder.

Since 72,210,740 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,210,740, 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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