Q: Is 72,141,138 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,141,138 is a composite number.

Why is 72,141,138 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 72,141,138 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 19 27 38 54 57 114 171 342 513 1,026 70,313 140,626 210,939 421,878 632,817 1,265,634 1,335,947 1,898,451 2,671,894 3,796,902 4,007,841 8,015,682 12,023,523 24,047,046 36,070,569 and 72,141,138, with no remainder.

Since 72,141,138 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,141,138, 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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