Q: Is 72,855,006 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,855,006 is a composite number.

Why is 72,855,006 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 72,855,006 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 14 19 21 38 42 57 114 133 266 399 798 91,297 182,594 273,891 547,782 639,079 1,278,158 1,734,643 1,917,237 3,469,286 3,834,474 5,203,929 10,407,858 12,142,501 24,285,002 36,427,503 and 72,855,006, with no remainder.

Since 72,855,006 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,855,006, 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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