Q: Is 72,391,734 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,391,734 is a composite number.

Why is 72,391,734 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 72,391,734 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 277 554 831 1,662 2,493 4,986 14,519 29,038 43,557 87,114 130,671 261,342 4,021,763 8,043,526 12,065,289 24,130,578 36,195,867 and 72,391,734, with no remainder.

Since 72,391,734 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,391,734, 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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