Q: Is 72,275,312 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,275,312 is a composite number.

Why is 72,275,312 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 72,275,312 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 67 134 268 536 1,072 67,421 134,842 269,684 539,368 1,078,736 4,517,207 9,034,414 18,068,828 36,137,656 and 72,275,312, with no remainder.

Since 72,275,312 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,275,312, 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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