Q: Is 72,958,790 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,958,790 is a composite number.

Why is 72,958,790 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 72,958,790 can be evenly divided by 1 2 5 10 499 998 2,495 4,990 14,621 29,242 73,105 146,210 7,295,879 14,591,758 36,479,395 and 72,958,790, with no remainder.

Since 72,958,790 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,958,790, 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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