Q: Is 72,378,870 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,378,870 is a composite number.

Why is 72,378,870 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 72,378,870 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 5 6 10 15 30 2,412,629 4,825,258 7,237,887 12,063,145 14,475,774 24,126,290 36,189,435 and 72,378,870, with no remainder.

Since 72,378,870 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,378,870, 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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