Q: Is 72,421,434 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,421,434 is a composite number.

Why is 72,421,434 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 72,421,434 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 23 46 69 138 207 414 174,931 349,862 524,793 1,049,586 1,574,379 3,148,758 4,023,413 8,046,826 12,070,239 24,140,478 36,210,717 and 72,421,434, with no remainder.

Since 72,421,434 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,421,434, 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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