Q: Is 71,226,009 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,226,009 is a composite number.

Why is 71,226,009 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 71,226,009 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 23 47 69 141 207 423 1,081 3,243 7,321 9,729 21,963 65,889 168,383 344,087 505,149 1,032,261 1,515,447 3,096,783 7,914,001 23,742,003 and 71,226,009, with no remainder.

Since 71,226,009 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,226,009, 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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