Q: Is 66,742,731 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 66,742,731 is a composite number.

Why is 66,742,731 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 66,742,731 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 11 17 27 33 51 99 153 187 297 459 561 1,683 5,049 13,219 39,657 118,971 145,409 224,723 356,913 436,227 674,169 1,308,681 2,022,507 2,471,953 3,926,043 6,067,521 7,415,859 22,247,577 and 66,742,731, with no remainder.

Since 66,742,731 cannot be divided by just 1 and 66,742,731, 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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