Q: Is 72,716,238 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,716,238 is a composite number.

Why is 72,716,238 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 72,716,238 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 47 54 63 94 126 141 189 282 329 378 423 658 846 987 1,269 1,974 2,538 2,961 4,093 5,922 8,186 8,883 12,279 17,766 24,558 28,651 36,837 57,302 73,674 85,953 110,511 171,906 192,371 221,022 257,859 384,742 515,718 577,113 773,577 1,154,226 1,346,597 1,547,154 1,731,339 2,693,194 3,462,678 4,039,791 5,194,017 8,079,582 10,388,034 12,119,373 24,238,746 36,358,119 and 72,716,238, with no remainder.

Since 72,716,238 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,716,238, 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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