Q: Is 72,716,240 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,716,240 is a composite number.

Why is 72,716,240 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 72,716,240 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 40 80 908,953 1,817,906 3,635,812 4,544,765 7,271,624 9,089,530 14,543,248 18,179,060 36,358,120 and 72,716,240, with no remainder.

Since 72,716,240 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,716,240, 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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