Q: Is 72,252,246 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,252,246 is a composite number.

Why is 72,252,246 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 72,252,246 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 11 22 23 33 46 66 69 121 138 242 253 363 506 726 759 1,518 2,783 4,327 5,566 8,349 8,654 12,981 16,698 25,962 47,597 95,194 99,521 142,791 199,042 285,582 298,563 523,567 597,126 1,047,134 1,094,731 1,570,701 2,189,462 3,141,402 3,284,193 6,568,386 12,042,041 24,084,082 36,126,123 and 72,252,246, with no remainder.

Since 72,252,246 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,252,246, 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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