Q: Is 71,960,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,960,472 is a composite number.

Why is 71,960,472 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 71,960,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 999,451 1,998,902 2,998,353 3,997,804 5,996,706 7,995,608 8,995,059 11,993,412 17,990,118 23,986,824 35,980,236 and 71,960,472, with no remainder.

Since 71,960,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,960,472, 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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