Q: Is 72,187,730 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,187,730 is a composite number.

Why is 72,187,730 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 72,187,730 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 101 202 505 1,010 71,473 142,946 357,365 714,730 7,218,773 14,437,546 36,093,865 and 72,187,730, with no remainder.

Since 72,187,730 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,187,730, 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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