Q: Is 72,294,948 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,294,948 is a composite number.

Why is 72,294,948 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 72,294,948 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 17 18 22 33 34 36 44 51 66 68 99 102 132 153 187 198 204 306 374 396 561 612 748 1,122 1,683 2,244 3,366 6,732 10,739 21,478 32,217 42,956 64,434 96,651 118,129 128,868 182,563 193,302 236,258 354,387 365,126 386,604 472,516 547,689 708,774 730,252 1,063,161 1,095,378 1,417,548 1,643,067 2,008,193 2,126,322 2,190,756 3,286,134 4,016,386 4,252,644 6,024,579 6,572,268 8,032,772 12,049,158 18,073,737 24,098,316 36,147,474 and 72,294,948, with no remainder.

Since 72,294,948 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,294,948, 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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