Q: Is 72,170,970 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,170,970 is a composite number.

Why is 72,170,970 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 72,170,970 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 563 1,126 1,689 2,815 3,378 4,273 5,630 8,445 8,546 12,819 16,890 21,365 25,638 42,730 64,095 128,190 2,405,699 4,811,398 7,217,097 12,028,495 14,434,194 24,056,990 36,085,485 and 72,170,970, with no remainder.

Since 72,170,970 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,170,970, 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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