Q: Is 72,372,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,372,140 is a composite number.

Why is 72,372,140 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 72,372,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 19 20 38 76 95 190 227 380 454 839 908 1,135 1,678 2,270 3,356 4,195 4,313 4,540 8,390 8,626 15,941 16,780 17,252 21,565 31,882 43,130 63,764 79,705 86,260 159,410 190,453 318,820 380,906 761,812 952,265 1,904,530 3,618,607 3,809,060 7,237,214 14,474,428 18,093,035 36,186,070 and 72,372,140, with no remainder.

Since 72,372,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,372,140, 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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