Q: Is 72,458,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,458,742 is a composite number.

Why is 72,458,742 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 72,458,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 19 38 57 114 635,603 1,271,206 1,906,809 3,813,618 12,076,457 24,152,914 36,229,371 and 72,458,742, with no remainder.

Since 72,458,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,458,742, 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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