Q: Is 72,141,381 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,141,381 is a composite number.

Why is 72,141,381 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 72,141,381 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 13 27 39 47 117 141 351 423 611 1,269 1,833 4,373 5,499 13,119 16,497 39,357 56,849 118,071 170,547 205,531 511,641 616,593 1,534,923 1,849,779 2,671,903 5,549,337 8,015,709 24,047,127 and 72,141,381, with no remainder.

Since 72,141,381 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,141,381, 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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