Q: Is 72,974,328 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,974,328 is a composite number.

Why is 72,974,328 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 72,974,328 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 49 56 84 98 147 168 196 294 392 588 1,176 62,053 124,106 186,159 248,212 372,318 434,371 496,424 744,636 868,742 1,303,113 1,489,272 1,737,484 2,606,226 3,040,597 3,474,968 5,212,452 6,081,194 9,121,791 10,424,904 12,162,388 18,243,582 24,324,776 36,487,164 and 72,974,328, with no remainder.

Since 72,974,328 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,974,328, 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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