Q: Is 72,225,220 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,225,220 is a composite number.

Why is 72,225,220 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 72,225,220 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 53 61 106 122 212 244 265 305 530 610 1,060 1,117 1,220 2,234 3,233 4,468 5,585 6,466 11,170 12,932 16,165 22,340 32,330 59,201 64,660 68,137 118,402 136,274 236,804 272,548 296,005 340,685 592,010 681,370 1,184,020 1,362,740 3,611,261 7,222,522 14,445,044 18,056,305 36,112,610 and 72,225,220, with no remainder.

Since 72,225,220 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,225,220, 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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