Q: Is 72,038,140 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,038,140 is a composite number.

Why is 72,038,140 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 72,038,140 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 139 278 556 695 1,390 2,780 25,913 51,826 103,652 129,565 259,130 518,260 3,601,907 7,203,814 14,407,628 18,009,535 36,019,070 and 72,038,140, with no remainder.

Since 72,038,140 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,038,140, 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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