Q: Is 72,216,206 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,216,206 is a composite number.

Why is 72,216,206 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 72,216,206 can be evenly divided by 1 2 29 58 109 218 3,161 6,322 11,423 22,846 331,267 662,534 1,245,107 2,490,214 36,108,103 and 72,216,206, with no remainder.

Since 72,216,206 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,216,206, 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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