Q: Is 72,755,078 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,755,078 is a composite number.

Why is 72,755,078 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 72,755,078 can be evenly divided by 1 2 11 22 31 62 107 214 341 682 997 1,177 1,994 2,354 3,317 6,634 10,967 21,934 30,907 36,487 61,814 72,974 106,679 213,358 339,977 679,954 1,173,469 2,346,938 3,307,049 6,614,098 36,377,539 and 72,755,078, with no remainder.

Since 72,755,078 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,755,078, 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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