Q: Is 72,738,012 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,738,012 is a composite number.

Why is 72,738,012 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 72,738,012 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 131 262 393 524 786 1,572 46,271 92,542 138,813 185,084 277,626 555,252 6,061,501 12,123,002 18,184,503 24,246,004 36,369,006 and 72,738,012, with no remainder.

Since 72,738,012 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,738,012, 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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