Q: Is 72,478,787 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,478,787 is a composite number.

Why is 72,478,787 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 72,478,787 can be evenly divided by 1 19 79 109 443 1,501 2,071 8,417 8,611 34,997 48,287 163,609 664,943 917,453 3,814,673 and 72,478,787, with no remainder.

Since 72,478,787 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,478,787, 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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