Q: Is 72,837,573 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,837,573 is a composite number.

Why is 72,837,573 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 72,837,573 can be evenly divided by 1 3 23 69 661 1,597 1,983 4,791 15,203 36,731 45,609 110,193 1,055,617 3,166,851 24,279,191 and 72,837,573, with no remainder.

Since 72,837,573 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,837,573, 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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