Q: Is 71,687,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,687,238 is a composite number.

Why is 71,687,238 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 71,687,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 21 42 883 1,766 1,933 2,649 3,866 5,298 5,799 6,181 11,598 12,362 13,531 18,543 27,062 37,086 40,593 81,186 1,706,839 3,413,678 5,120,517 10,241,034 11,947,873 23,895,746 35,843,619 and 71,687,238, with no remainder.

Since 71,687,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,687,238, 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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