Q: Is 72,072,378 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,072,378 is a composite number.

Why is 72,072,378 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 72,072,378 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 42 63 89 126 178 267 534 623 801 1,246 1,602 1,869 3,738 5,607 6,427 11,214 12,854 19,281 38,562 44,989 57,843 89,978 115,686 134,967 269,934 404,901 572,003 809,802 1,144,006 1,716,009 3,432,018 4,004,021 5,148,027 8,008,042 10,296,054 12,012,063 24,024,126 36,036,189 and 72,072,378, with no remainder.

Since 72,072,378 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,072,378, 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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