Q: Is 108,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 108,072 is a composite number.

Why is 108,072 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 108,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 19 24 36 38 57 72 76 79 114 152 158 171 228 237 316 342 456 474 632 684 711 948 1,368 1,422 1,501 1,896 2,844 3,002 4,503 5,688 6,004 9,006 12,008 13,509 18,012 27,018 36,024 54,036 and 108,072, with no remainder.

Since 108,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 108,072, 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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