Q: Is 72,844,492 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,844,492 is a composite number.

Why is 72,844,492 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 72,844,492 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 14 28 61 122 244 427 854 1,708 42,649 85,298 170,596 298,543 597,086 1,194,172 2,601,589 5,203,178 10,406,356 18,211,123 36,422,246 and 72,844,492, with no remainder.

Since 72,844,492 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,844,492, 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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