Q: Is 72,843,636 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,843,636 is a composite number.

Why is 72,843,636 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 72,843,636 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 263 526 789 1,052 1,578 3,156 23,081 46,162 69,243 92,324 138,486 276,972 6,070,303 12,140,606 18,210,909 24,281,212 36,421,818 and 72,843,636, with no remainder.

Since 72,843,636 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,843,636, 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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