Q: Is 71,724,440 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,724,440 is a composite number.

Why is 71,724,440 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 71,724,440 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 8 10 20 40 1,229 1,459 2,458 2,918 4,916 5,836 6,145 7,295 9,832 11,672 12,290 14,590 24,580 29,180 49,160 58,360 1,793,111 3,586,222 7,172,444 8,965,555 14,344,888 17,931,110 35,862,220 and 71,724,440, with no remainder.

Since 71,724,440 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,724,440, 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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