Q: Is 72,212,470 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,212,470 is a composite number.

Why is 72,212,470 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 72,212,470 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 55 110 167 334 835 1,670 1,837 3,674 3,931 7,862 9,185 18,370 19,655 39,310 43,241 86,482 216,205 432,410 656,477 1,312,954 3,282,385 6,564,770 7,221,247 14,442,494 36,106,235 and 72,212,470, with no remainder.

Since 72,212,470 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,212,470, 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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