Q: Is 72,140,558 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,140,558 is a composite number.

Why is 72,140,558 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 72,140,558 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 23 46 157 161 314 322 1,099 1,427 2,198 2,854 3,611 7,222 9,989 19,978 25,277 32,821 50,554 65,642 224,039 229,747 448,078 459,494 1,568,273 3,136,546 5,152,897 10,305,794 36,070,279 and 72,140,558, with no remainder.

Since 72,140,558 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,140,558, 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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