Q: Is 72,423,884 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,423,884 is a composite number.

Why is 72,423,884 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 72,423,884 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 13 26 52 73 146 292 949 1,898 3,796 19,079 38,158 76,316 248,027 496,054 992,108 1,392,767 2,785,534 5,571,068 18,105,971 36,211,942 and 72,423,884, with no remainder.

Since 72,423,884 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,423,884, 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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