Q: Is 71,973,138 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 71,973,138 is a composite number.

Why is 71,973,138 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 71,973,138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 289 578 867 1,734 41,507 83,014 124,521 249,042 705,619 1,411,238 2,116,857 4,233,714 11,995,523 23,991,046 35,986,569 and 71,973,138, with no remainder.

Since 71,973,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 71,973,138, 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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