Q: Is 72,421,428 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,421,428 is a composite number.

Why is 72,421,428 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 72,421,428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 355,007 710,014 1,065,021 1,420,028 2,130,042 4,260,084 6,035,119 12,070,238 18,105,357 24,140,476 36,210,714 and 72,421,428, with no remainder.

Since 72,421,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,421,428, 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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