Q: Is 72,661,491 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,661,491 is a composite number.

Why is 72,661,491 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 72,661,491 can be evenly divided by 1 3 7 9 19 21 57 63 133 171 399 1,197 60,703 182,109 424,921 546,327 1,153,357 1,274,763 3,460,071 3,824,289 8,073,499 10,380,213 24,220,497 and 72,661,491, with no remainder.

Since 72,661,491 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,661,491, 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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