Q: Is 72,870,984 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,870,984 is a composite number.

Why is 72,870,984 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 72,870,984 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 72 1,012,097 2,024,194 3,036,291 4,048,388 6,072,582 8,096,776 9,108,873 12,145,164 18,217,746 24,290,328 36,435,492 and 72,870,984, with no remainder.

Since 72,870,984 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,870,984, 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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