Q: Is 72,537,712 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,537,712 is a composite number.

Why is 72,537,712 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 72,537,712 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 52 104 208 348,739 697,478 1,394,956 2,789,912 4,533,607 5,579,824 9,067,214 18,134,428 36,268,856 and 72,537,712, with no remainder.

Since 72,537,712 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,537,712, 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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