Q: Is 72,222,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,222,140 is a composite number.

Why is 72,222,140 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 72,222,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 257 514 1,028 1,285 2,570 5,140 14,051 28,102 56,204 70,255 140,510 281,020 3,611,107 7,222,214 14,444,428 18,055,535 36,111,070 and 72,222,140, with no remainder.

Since 72,222,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,222,140, 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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