Q: Is 72,230,576 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,230,576 is a composite number.

Why is 72,230,576 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 72,230,576 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 16 22 44 88 176 410,401 820,802 1,641,604 3,283,208 4,514,411 6,566,416 9,028,822 18,057,644 36,115,288 and 72,230,576, with no remainder.

Since 72,230,576 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,230,576, 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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