Q: Is 72,879,476 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,879,476 is a composite number.

Why is 72,879,476 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 72,879,476 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 149 298 596 2,533 5,066 7,193 10,132 14,386 28,772 122,281 244,562 489,124 1,071,757 2,143,514 4,287,028 18,219,869 36,439,738 and 72,879,476, with no remainder.

Since 72,879,476 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,879,476, 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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