Q: Is 72,146,678 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,146,678 is a composite number.

Why is 72,146,678 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 72,146,678 can be evenly divided by 1 2 131 262 509 541 1,018 1,082 66,679 70,871 133,358 141,742 275,369 550,738 36,073,339 and 72,146,678, with no remainder.

Since 72,146,678 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,146,678, 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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