Q: Is 72,170,968 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,170,968 is a composite number.

Why is 72,170,968 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 72,170,968 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 19 38 76 152 474,809 949,618 1,899,236 3,798,472 9,021,371 18,042,742 36,085,484 and 72,170,968, with no remainder.

Since 72,170,968 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,170,968, 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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