Q: Is 72,357,020 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,357,020 is a composite number.

Why is 72,357,020 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 72,357,020 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 683 1,366 2,732 3,415 5,297 6,830 10,594 13,660 21,188 26,485 52,970 105,940 3,617,851 7,235,702 14,471,404 18,089,255 36,178,510 and 72,357,020, with no remainder.

Since 72,357,020 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,357,020, 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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