Q: Is 71,847,372 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,847,372 is a composite number.

Why is 71,847,372 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 71,847,372 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 352,193 704,386 1,056,579 1,408,772 2,113,158 4,226,316 5,987,281 11,974,562 17,961,843 23,949,124 35,923,686 and 71,847,372, with no remainder.

Since 71,847,372 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,847,372, 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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