Q: Is 72,860,816 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,860,816 is a composite number.

Why is 72,860,816 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 72,860,816 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 56 112 650,543 1,301,086 2,602,172 4,553,801 5,204,344 9,107,602 10,408,688 18,215,204 36,430,408 and 72,860,816, with no remainder.

Since 72,860,816 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,860,816, 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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