Q: Is 72,870,985 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,870,985 is a composite number.

Why is 72,870,985 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 72,870,985 can be evenly divided by 1 5 11 19 55 95 137 209 509 685 1,045 1,507 2,545 2,603 5,599 7,535 9,671 13,015 27,995 28,633 48,355 69,733 106,381 143,165 348,665 531,905 767,063 1,324,927 3,835,315 6,624,635 14,574,197 and 72,870,985, with no remainder.

Since 72,870,985 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,870,985, 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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