Q: Is 72,268,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,268,428 is a composite number.

Why is 72,268,428 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 72,268,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 354,257 708,514 1,062,771 1,417,028 2,125,542 4,251,084 6,022,369 12,044,738 18,067,107 24,089,476 36,134,214 and 72,268,428, with no remainder.

Since 72,268,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,268,428, 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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