Q: Is 72,471,544 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,471,544 is a composite number.

Why is 72,471,544 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 72,471,544 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 17 34 68 136 151 302 604 1,208 2,567 3,529 5,134 7,058 10,268 14,116 20,536 28,232 59,993 119,986 239,972 479,944 532,879 1,065,758 2,131,516 4,263,032 9,058,943 18,117,886 36,235,772 and 72,471,544, with no remainder.

Since 72,471,544 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,471,544, 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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