Q: Is 109,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 109,872 is a composite number.

Why is 109,872 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 109,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 12 14 16 18 21 24 28 36 42 48 56 63 72 84 109 112 126 144 168 218 252 327 336 436 504 654 763 872 981 1,008 1,308 1,526 1,744 1,962 2,289 2,616 3,052 3,924 4,578 5,232 6,104 6,867 7,848 9,156 12,208 13,734 15,696 18,312 27,468 36,624 54,936 and 109,872, with no remainder.

Since 109,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 109,872, 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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