Q: Is 72,356,022 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,356,022 is a composite number.

Why is 72,356,022 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 72,356,022 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 174,773 349,546 524,319 1,048,638 1,572,957 3,145,914 4,019,779 8,039,558 12,059,337 24,118,674 36,178,011 and 72,356,022, with no remainder.

Since 72,356,022 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,356,022, 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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