Q: Is 72,352,696 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,352,696 is a composite number.

Why is 72,352,696 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 72,352,696 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 52 104 257 514 1,028 2,056 2,707 3,341 5,414 6,682 10,828 13,364 21,656 26,728 35,191 70,382 140,764 281,528 695,699 1,391,398 2,782,796 5,565,592 9,044,087 18,088,174 36,176,348 and 72,352,696, with no remainder.

Since 72,352,696 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,352,696, 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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