Q: Is 72,640,588 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,640,588 is a composite number.

Why is 72,640,588 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 72,640,588 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 43 86 107 172 214 428 3,947 4,601 7,894 9,202 15,788 18,404 169,721 339,442 422,329 678,884 844,658 1,689,316 18,160,147 36,320,294 and 72,640,588, with no remainder.

Since 72,640,588 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,640,588, 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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