Q: Is 72,431,338 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,431,338 is a composite number.

Why is 72,431,338 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 72,431,338 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 41 82 257 287 491 514 574 982 1,799 3,437 3,598 6,874 10,537 20,131 21,074 40,262 73,759 126,187 140,917 147,518 252,374 281,834 883,309 1,766,618 5,173,667 10,347,334 36,215,669 and 72,431,338, with no remainder.

Since 72,431,338 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,431,338, 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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