Q: Is 72,378,401 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,378,401 is a composite number.

Why is 72,378,401 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 72,378,401 can be evenly divided by 1 17 23 37 391 629 851 5,003 14,467 85,051 115,069 185,111 1,956,173 3,146,887 4,257,553 and 72,378,401, with no remainder.

Since 72,378,401 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,378,401, 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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