Q: Is 68,736,738 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 68,736,738 is a composite number.

Why is 68,736,738 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 68,736,738 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 283 566 849 1,698 1,981 3,962 5,783 5,943 11,566 11,886 17,349 34,698 40,481 80,962 121,443 242,886 1,636,589 3,273,178 4,909,767 9,819,534 11,456,123 22,912,246 34,368,369 and 68,736,738, with no remainder.

Since 68,736,738 cannot be divided by just 1 and 68,736,738, 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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