Q: Is 72,252,244 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,252,244 is a composite number.

Why is 72,252,244 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 72,252,244 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 191 382 764 3,247 5,563 6,494 11,126 12,988 22,252 94,571 189,142 378,284 1,062,533 2,125,066 4,250,132 18,063,061 36,126,122 and 72,252,244, with no remainder.

Since 72,252,244 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,252,244, 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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