Q: Is 100,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 100,872 is a composite number.

Why is 100,872 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 100,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 467 934 1,401 1,868 2,802 3,736 4,203 5,604 8,406 11,208 12,609 16,812 25,218 33,624 50,436 and 100,872, with no remainder.

Since 100,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 100,872, 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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