Q: Is 72,347,733 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,347,733 is a composite number.

Why is 72,347,733 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 72,347,733 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 51 153 509 929 1,527 2,787 4,581 8,361 8,653 15,793 25,959 47,379 77,877 142,137 472,861 1,418,583 4,255,749 8,038,637 24,115,911 and 72,347,733, with no remainder.

Since 72,347,733 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,347,733, 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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