Q: Is 71,888,138 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,888,138 is a composite number.

Why is 71,888,138 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 71,888,138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 17 34 119 229 238 458 1,319 1,603 2,638 3,206 3,893 7,786 9,233 18,466 22,423 27,251 44,846 54,502 156,961 302,051 313,922 604,102 2,114,357 4,228,714 5,134,867 10,269,734 35,944,069 and 71,888,138, with no remainder.

Since 71,888,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,888,138, 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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