Q: Is 73,142,109 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,142,109 is a composite number.

Why is 73,142,109 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 73,142,109 can be evenly divided by 1 3 9 17 27 51 81 153 459 1,377 53,117 159,351 478,053 902,989 1,434,159 2,708,967 4,302,477 8,126,901 24,380,703 and 73,142,109, with no remainder.

Since 73,142,109 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,142,109, 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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