Q: Is 72,170,483 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,170,483 is a composite number.

Why is 72,170,483 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 72,170,483 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 49 77 257 521 539 1,799 2,827 3,647 5,731 12,593 19,789 25,529 40,117 133,897 138,523 280,819 937,279 1,472,867 6,560,953 10,310,069 and 72,170,483, with no remainder.

Since 72,170,483 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,170,483, 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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