Q: Is 72,237,530 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,237,530 is a composite number.

Why is 72,237,530 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 72,237,530 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 71 142 355 710 1,433 2,866 5,041 7,165 10,082 14,330 25,205 50,410 101,743 203,486 508,715 1,017,430 7,223,753 14,447,506 36,118,765 and 72,237,530, with no remainder.

Since 72,237,530 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,237,530, 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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