Q: Is 72,347,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,347,736 is a composite number.

Why is 72,347,736 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 72,347,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 1,499 2,011 2,998 4,022 4,497 5,996 6,033 8,044 8,994 11,992 12,066 16,088 17,988 24,132 35,976 48,264 3,014,489 6,028,978 9,043,467 12,057,956 18,086,934 24,115,912 36,173,868 and 72,347,736, with no remainder.

Since 72,347,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,347,736, 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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