Q: Is 72,211,772 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,211,772 is a composite number.

Why is 72,211,772 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 72,211,772 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 31 62 124 449 898 1,297 1,796 2,594 5,188 13,919 27,838 40,207 55,676 80,414 160,828 582,353 1,164,706 2,329,412 18,052,943 36,105,886 and 72,211,772, with no remainder.

Since 72,211,772 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,211,772, 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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