Q: Is 72,483,276 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,483,276 is a composite number.

Why is 72,483,276 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 72,483,276 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 1,061 2,122 3,183 4,244 5,693 6,366 11,386 12,732 17,079 22,772 34,158 68,316 6,040,273 12,080,546 18,120,819 24,161,092 36,241,638 and 72,483,276, with no remainder.

Since 72,483,276 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,483,276, 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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