Q: Is 72,214,515 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,214,515 is a composite number.

Why is 72,214,515 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 72,214,515 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 9 15 45 1,123 1,429 3,369 4,287 5,615 7,145 10,107 12,861 16,845 21,435 50,535 64,305 1,604,767 4,814,301 8,023,835 14,442,903 24,071,505 and 72,214,515, with no remainder.

Since 72,214,515 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,214,515, 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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