Q: Is 72,038,418 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,038,418 is a composite number.

Why is 72,038,418 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 72,038,418 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 17 34 51 102 139 278 417 834 2,363 4,726 5,081 7,089 10,162 14,178 15,243 30,486 86,377 172,754 259,131 518,262 706,259 1,412,518 2,118,777 4,237,554 12,006,403 24,012,806 36,019,209 and 72,038,418, with no remainder.

Since 72,038,418 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,038,418, 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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