Q: Is 72,021,117 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,021,117 is a composite number.

Why is 72,021,117 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 72,021,117 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 21 53 159 371 1,113 64,709 194,127 452,963 1,358,889 3,429,577 10,288,731 24,007,039 and 72,021,117, with no remainder.

Since 72,021,117 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,021,117, 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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