Q: Is 72,922,840 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,922,840 is a composite number.

Why is 72,922,840 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 72,922,840 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 43 86 172 215 344 430 860 1,720 42,397 84,794 169,588 211,985 339,176 423,970 847,940 1,695,880 1,823,071 3,646,142 7,292,284 9,115,355 14,584,568 18,230,710 36,461,420 and 72,922,840, with no remainder.

Since 72,922,840 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,922,840, 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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