Q: Is 72,861,500 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,861,500 is a composite number.

Why is 72,861,500 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 72,861,500 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 25 50 100 125 250 500 145,723 291,446 582,892 728,615 1,457,230 2,914,460 3,643,075 7,286,150 14,572,300 18,215,375 36,430,750 and 72,861,500, with no remainder.

Since 72,861,500 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,861,500, 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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