Q: Is 72,420,172 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,420,172 is a composite number.

Why is 72,420,172 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 72,420,172 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 11 19 22 38 44 76 209 418 836 86,627 173,254 346,508 952,897 1,645,913 1,905,794 3,291,826 3,811,588 6,583,652 18,105,043 36,210,086 and 72,420,172, with no remainder.

Since 72,420,172 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,420,172, 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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