Q: Is 72,431,340 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,431,340 is a composite number.

Why is 72,431,340 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 72,431,340 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 5 6 10 12 15 20 30 60 239 478 717 956 1,195 1,434 2,390 2,868 3,585 4,780 5,051 7,170 10,102 14,340 15,153 20,204 25,255 30,306 50,510 60,612 75,765 101,020 151,530 303,060 1,207,189 2,414,378 3,621,567 4,828,756 6,035,945 7,243,134 12,071,890 14,486,268 18,107,835 24,143,780 36,215,670 and 72,431,340, with no remainder.

Since 72,431,340 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,431,340, 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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