Q: Is 72,661,480 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,661,480 is a composite number.

Why is 72,661,480 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 72,661,480 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 197 394 788 985 1,576 1,970 3,940 7,880 9,221 18,442 36,884 46,105 73,768 92,210 184,420 368,840 1,816,537 3,633,074 7,266,148 9,082,685 14,532,296 18,165,370 36,330,740 and 72,661,480, with no remainder.

Since 72,661,480 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,661,480, 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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