Q: Is 72,173,109 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,173,109 is a composite number.

Why is 72,173,109 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 72,173,109 can be evenly divided by 1 3 17 51 139 417 2,363 7,089 10,181 30,543 173,077 519,231 1,415,159 4,245,477 24,057,703 and 72,173,109, with no remainder.

Since 72,173,109 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,173,109, 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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