Q: Is 72,478,790 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,478,790 is a composite number.

Why is 72,478,790 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 72,478,790 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 1,097 2,194 5,485 6,607 10,970 13,214 33,035 66,070 7,247,879 14,495,758 36,239,395 and 72,478,790, with no remainder.

Since 72,478,790 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,478,790, 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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