Q: Is 72,661,479 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,661,479 is a composite number.

Why is 72,661,479 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 72,661,479 can be evenly divided by 1 3 11 33 1,151 1,913 3,453 5,739 12,661 21,043 37,983 63,129 2,201,863 6,605,589 24,220,493 and 72,661,479, with no remainder.

Since 72,661,479 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,661,479, 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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