Q: Is 72,224,571 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,224,571 is a composite number.

Why is 72,224,571 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 72,224,571 can be evenly divided by 1 3 47 141 223 669 2,297 6,891 10,481 31,443 107,959 323,877 512,231 1,536,693 24,074,857 and 72,224,571, with no remainder.

Since 72,224,571 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,224,571, 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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