Q: Is 71,703,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,703,872 is a composite number.

Why is 71,703,872 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 71,703,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 16 19 32 38 64 76 152 304 608 1,216 58,967 117,934 235,868 471,736 943,472 1,120,373 1,886,944 2,240,746 3,773,888 4,481,492 8,962,984 17,925,968 35,851,936 and 71,703,872, with no remainder.

Since 71,703,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,703,872, 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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