Q: Is 72,420,170 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,420,170 is a composite number.

Why is 72,420,170 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 72,420,170 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 17 34 43 85 86 170 215 430 731 1,462 3,655 7,310 9,907 19,814 49,535 99,070 168,419 336,838 426,001 842,095 852,002 1,684,190 2,130,005 4,260,010 7,242,017 14,484,034 36,210,085 and 72,420,170, with no remainder.

Since 72,420,170 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,420,170, 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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