Q: Is 72,161,481 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,161,481 is a composite number.

Why is 72,161,481 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 72,161,481 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 17 21 51 119 131 357 393 917 1,543 2,227 2,751 4,629 6,681 10,801 15,589 26,231 32,403 46,767 78,693 183,617 202,133 550,851 606,399 1,414,931 3,436,261 4,244,793 10,308,783 24,053,827 and 72,161,481, with no remainder.

Since 72,161,481 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,161,481, 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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