Q: Is 70,231,879 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 70,231,879 is a composite number.

Why is 70,231,879 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 70,231,879 can be evenly divided by 1 17 67 197 313 1,139 3,349 5,321 13,199 20,971 61,661 224,383 356,507 1,048,237 4,131,287 and 70,231,879, with no remainder.

Since 70,231,879 cannot be divided by just 1 and 70,231,879, 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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