Q: Is 72,352,242 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,352,242 is a composite number.

Why is 72,352,242 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 72,352,242 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 37 74 111 222 333 666 108,637 217,274 325,911 651,822 977,733 1,955,466 4,019,569 8,039,138 12,058,707 24,117,414 36,176,121 and 72,352,242, with no remainder.

Since 72,352,242 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,352,242, 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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