Q: Is 72,462,828 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,462,828 is a composite number.

Why is 72,462,828 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 72,462,828 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 983 1,966 2,949 3,932 5,898 6,143 11,796 12,286 18,429 24,572 36,858 73,716 6,038,569 12,077,138 18,115,707 24,154,276 36,231,414 and 72,462,828, with no remainder.

Since 72,462,828 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,462,828, 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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