Q: Is 72,137,442 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,137,442 is a composite number.

Why is 72,137,442 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 72,137,442 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 13 26 29 39 58 78 87 174 377 754 1,131 2,262 31,891 63,782 95,673 191,346 414,583 829,166 924,839 1,243,749 1,849,678 2,487,498 2,774,517 5,549,034 12,022,907 24,045,814 36,068,721 and 72,137,442, with no remainder.

Since 72,137,442 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,137,442, 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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