Q: Is 72,747,940 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,747,940 is a composite number.

Why is 72,747,940 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 72,747,940 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 5 10 20 41 79 82 158 164 205 316 395 410 790 820 1,123 1,580 2,246 3,239 4,492 5,615 6,478 11,230 12,956 16,195 22,460 32,390 46,043 64,780 88,717 92,086 177,434 184,172 230,215 354,868 443,585 460,430 887,170 920,860 1,774,340 3,637,397 7,274,794 14,549,588 18,186,985 36,373,970 and 72,747,940, with no remainder.

Since 72,747,940 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,747,940, 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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