Q: Is 72,870,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,870,072 is a composite number.

Why is 72,870,072 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 72,870,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 23 24 33 44 46 66 69 88 92 121 132 138 184 242 253 264 276 363 484 506 552 726 759 968 1,012 1,091 1,452 1,518 2,024 2,182 2,783 2,904 3,036 3,273 4,364 5,566 6,072 6,546 8,349 8,728 11,132 12,001 13,092 16,698 22,264 24,002 25,093 26,184 33,396 36,003 48,004 50,186 66,792 72,006 75,279 96,008 100,372 132,011 144,012 150,558 200,744 264,022 276,023 288,024 301,116 396,033 528,044 552,046 602,232 792,066 828,069 1,056,088 1,104,092 1,584,132 1,656,138 2,208,184 3,036,253 3,168,264 3,312,276 6,072,506 6,624,552 9,108,759 12,145,012 18,217,518 24,290,024 36,435,036 and 72,870,072, with no remainder.

Since 72,870,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,870,072, 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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