Q: Is 72,273,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,273,072 is a composite number.

Why is 72,273,072 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 72,273,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 691 1,382 2,073 2,179 2,764 4,146 4,358 5,528 6,537 8,292 8,716 11,056 13,074 16,584 17,432 26,148 33,168 34,864 52,296 104,592 1,505,689 3,011,378 4,517,067 6,022,756 9,034,134 12,045,512 18,068,268 24,091,024 36,136,536 and 72,273,072, with no remainder.

Since 72,273,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,273,072, 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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