Q: Is 73,239,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 73,239,972 is a composite number.

Why is 73,239,972 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 73,239,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 12 13 26 39 52 78 156 469,487 938,974 1,408,461 1,877,948 2,816,922 5,633,844 6,103,331 12,206,662 18,309,993 24,413,324 36,619,986 and 73,239,972, with no remainder.

Since 73,239,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 73,239,972, 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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