Q: Is 73,162,542 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,162,542 is a composite number.

Why is 73,162,542 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 73,162,542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 31 37 62 74 93 111 186 222 1,147 2,294 3,441 6,882 10,631 21,262 31,893 63,786 329,561 393,347 659,122 786,694 988,683 1,180,041 1,977,366 2,360,082 12,193,757 24,387,514 36,581,271 and 73,162,542, with no remainder.

Since 73,162,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,162,542, 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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