Q: Is 72,549,920 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,549,920 is a composite number.

Why is 72,549,920 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 72,549,920 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 31 32 40 62 80 124 155 160 248 310 496 620 992 1,240 2,480 4,960 14,627 29,254 58,508 73,135 117,016 146,270 234,032 292,540 453,437 468,064 585,080 906,874 1,170,160 1,813,748 2,267,185 2,340,320 3,627,496 4,534,370 7,254,992 9,068,740 14,509,984 18,137,480 36,274,960 and 72,549,920, with no remainder.

Since 72,549,920 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,549,920, 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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