Q: Is 72,438,858 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,438,858 is a composite number.

Why is 72,438,858 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 72,438,858 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 18 157 314 471 942 1,413 2,826 25,633 51,266 76,899 153,798 230,697 461,394 4,024,381 8,048,762 12,073,143 24,146,286 36,219,429 and 72,438,858, with no remainder.

Since 72,438,858 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,438,858, 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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