Q: Is 72,879,478 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,879,478 is a composite number.

Why is 72,879,478 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 72,879,478 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 19 38 83 133 166 266 581 1,162 1,577 3,154 3,301 6,602 11,039 22,078 23,107 46,214 62,719 125,438 273,983 439,033 547,966 878,066 1,917,881 3,835,762 5,205,677 10,411,354 36,439,739 and 72,879,478, with no remainder.

Since 72,879,478 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,879,478, 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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