Q: Is 72,042,233 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,042,233 is a composite number.

Why is 72,042,233 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 72,042,233 can be evenly divided by 1 23 31 79 713 1,279 1,817 2,449 29,417 39,649 56,327 101,041 911,927 2,323,943 3,132,271 and 72,042,233, with no remainder.

Since 72,042,233 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,042,233, 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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