Q: Is 72,304,548 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,304,548 is a composite number.

Why is 72,304,548 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 72,304,548 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 23 46 69 92 138 276 261,973 523,946 785,919 1,047,892 1,571,838 3,143,676 6,025,379 12,050,758 18,076,137 24,101,516 36,152,274 and 72,304,548, with no remainder.

Since 72,304,548 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,304,548, 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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