Q: Is 72,252,230 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,252,230 is a composite number.

Why is 72,252,230 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 72,252,230 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 2,677 2,699 5,354 5,398 13,385 13,495 26,770 26,990 7,225,223 14,450,446 36,126,115 and 72,252,230, with no remainder.

Since 72,252,230 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,252,230, 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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