Q: Is 72,427,444 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,427,444 is a composite number.

Why is 72,427,444 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 72,427,444 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 107 197 214 394 428 788 859 1,718 3,436 21,079 42,158 84,316 91,913 169,223 183,826 338,446 367,652 676,892 18,106,861 36,213,722 and 72,427,444, with no remainder.

Since 72,427,444 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,427,444, 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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