Q: Is 72,347,116 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,347,116 is a composite number.

Why is 72,347,116 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 72,347,116 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 83 166 332 359 607 718 1,214 1,436 2,428 29,797 50,381 59,594 100,762 119,188 201,524 217,913 435,826 871,652 18,086,779 36,173,558 and 72,347,116, with no remainder.

Since 72,347,116 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,347,116, 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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