Q: Is 72,830,742 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,830,742 is a composite number.

Why is 72,830,742 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 72,830,742 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 23 46 67 69 134 138 201 402 1,541 3,082 4,623 7,877 9,246 15,754 23,631 47,262 181,171 362,342 527,759 543,513 1,055,518 1,087,026 1,583,277 3,166,554 12,138,457 24,276,914 36,415,371 and 72,830,742, with no remainder.

Since 72,830,742 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,830,742, 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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