Q: Is 72,700,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,700,736 is a composite number.

Why is 72,700,736 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 72,700,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 53 64 106 212 424 848 1,696 3,392 21,433 42,866 85,732 171,464 342,928 685,856 1,135,949 1,371,712 2,271,898 4,543,796 9,087,592 18,175,184 36,350,368 and 72,700,736, with no remainder.

Since 72,700,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,700,736, 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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