Q: Is 72,226,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,226,552 is a composite number.

Why is 72,226,552 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 72,226,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 577 1,154 2,308 4,616 15,647 31,294 62,588 125,176 9,028,319 18,056,638 36,113,276 and 72,226,552, with no remainder.

Since 72,226,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,226,552, 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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