Q: Is 72,840,704 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,840,704 is a composite number.

Why is 72,840,704 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 72,840,704 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 32 64 113 128 226 256 452 512 904 1,259 1,808 2,518 3,616 5,036 7,232 10,072 14,464 20,144 28,928 40,288 57,856 80,576 142,267 161,152 284,534 322,304 569,068 644,608 1,138,136 2,276,272 4,552,544 9,105,088 18,210,176 36,420,352 and 72,840,704, with no remainder.

Since 72,840,704 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,840,704, 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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