Q: Is 72,257,376 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,257,376 is a composite number.

Why is 72,257,376 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 72,257,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 96 752,681 1,505,362 2,258,043 3,010,724 4,516,086 6,021,448 9,032,172 12,042,896 18,064,344 24,085,792 36,128,688 and 72,257,376, with no remainder.

Since 72,257,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,257,376, 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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