Q: Is 72,843,040 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,843,040 is a composite number.

Why is 72,843,040 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 72,843,040 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 16 20 32 40 80 160 455,269 910,538 1,821,076 2,276,345 3,642,152 4,552,690 7,284,304 9,105,380 14,568,608 18,210,760 36,421,520 and 72,843,040, with no remainder.

Since 72,843,040 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,843,040, 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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