Q: Is 72,378,867 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,378,867 is a composite number.

Why is 72,378,867 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 72,378,867 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 29 33 53 87 159 319 583 957 1,427 1,537 1,749 4,281 4,611 15,697 16,907 41,383 47,091 50,721 75,631 124,149 226,893 455,213 831,941 1,365,639 2,193,299 2,495,823 6,579,897 24,126,289 and 72,378,867, with no remainder.

Since 72,378,867 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,378,867, 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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