Q: Is 72,226,550 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,226,550 is a composite number.

Why is 72,226,550 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 72,226,550 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 11 22 25 50 55 110 275 550 131,321 262,642 656,605 1,313,210 1,444,531 2,889,062 3,283,025 6,566,050 7,222,655 14,445,310 36,113,275 and 72,226,550, with no remainder.

Since 72,226,550 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,226,550, 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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