Q: Is 72,179,076 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,179,076 is a composite number.

Why is 72,179,076 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 72,179,076 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 17 34 51 68 102 204 353,819 707,638 1,061,457 1,415,276 2,122,914 4,245,828 6,014,923 12,029,846 18,044,769 24,059,692 36,089,538 and 72,179,076, with no remainder.

Since 72,179,076 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,179,076, 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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