Q: Is 72,238,397 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,238,397 is a composite number.

Why is 72,238,397 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 72,238,397 can be evenly divided by 1 7 11 49 77 223 539 601 1,561 2,453 4,207 6,611 10,927 17,171 29,449 46,277 120,197 134,023 323,939 938,161 1,474,253 6,567,127 10,319,771 and 72,238,397, with no remainder.

Since 72,238,397 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,238,397, 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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