Q: Is 72,704,456 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,704,456 is a composite number.

Why is 72,704,456 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 72,704,456 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 11 22 44 88 89 178 356 712 979 1,958 3,916 7,832 9,283 18,566 37,132 74,264 102,113 204,226 408,452 816,904 826,187 1,652,374 3,304,748 6,609,496 9,088,057 18,176,114 36,352,228 and 72,704,456, with no remainder.

Since 72,704,456 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,704,456, 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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