Q: Is 72,452,574 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,452,574 is a composite number.

Why is 72,452,574 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 72,452,574 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 1,163 2,326 3,461 3,489 6,922 6,978 10,383 10,467 20,766 20,934 31,149 62,298 4,025,143 8,050,286 12,075,429 24,150,858 36,226,287 and 72,452,574, with no remainder.

Since 72,452,574 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,452,574, 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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