Q: Is 72,707,664 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,707,664 is a composite number.

Why is 72,707,664 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 72,707,664 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 37 48 74 111 148 222 296 444 592 888 1,776 40,939 81,878 122,817 163,756 245,634 327,512 491,268 655,024 982,536 1,514,743 1,965,072 3,029,486 4,544,229 6,058,972 9,088,458 12,117,944 18,176,916 24,235,888 36,353,832 and 72,707,664, with no remainder.

Since 72,707,664 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,707,664, 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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