Q: Is 72,220,401 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,220,401 is a composite number.

Why is 72,220,401 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 72,220,401 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 33 61 99 183 549 671 2,013 6,039 11,959 35,877 107,631 131,549 394,647 729,499 1,183,941 2,188,497 6,565,491 8,024,489 24,073,467 and 72,220,401, with no remainder.

Since 72,220,401 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,220,401, 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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