Q: Is 72,885,946 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,885,946 is a composite number.

Why is 72,885,946 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 72,885,946 can be evenly divided by 1 2 7 14 41 43 82 86 287 301 574 602 1,763 2,953 3,526 5,906 12,341 20,671 24,682 41,342 121,073 126,979 242,146 253,958 847,511 888,853 1,695,022 1,777,706 5,206,139 10,412,278 36,442,973 and 72,885,946, with no remainder.

Since 72,885,946 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,885,946, 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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