Q: Is 72,211,766 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,211,766 is a composite number.

Why is 72,211,766 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 72,211,766 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 23 46 253 506 142,711 285,422 1,569,821 3,139,642 3,282,353 6,564,706 36,105,883 and 72,211,766, with no remainder.

Since 72,211,766 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,211,766, 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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