Q: Is 72,346,442 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,346,442 is a composite number.

Why is 72,346,442 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 72,346,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 47 49 94 98 113 139 226 278 329 658 791 973 1,582 1,946 2,303 4,606 5,311 5,537 6,533 6,811 10,622 11,074 13,066 13,622 15,707 31,414 37,177 45,731 74,354 91,462 109,949 219,898 260,239 320,117 520,478 640,234 738,229 769,643 1,476,458 1,539,286 5,167,603 10,335,206 36,173,221 and 72,346,442, with no remainder.

Since 72,346,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,346,442, 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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