Q: Is 112,728 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 112,728 is a composite number.

Why is 112,728 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 112,728 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 11 12 14 21 22 24 28 33 42 44 56 61 66 77 84 88 122 132 154 168 183 231 244 264 308 366 427 462 488 616 671 732 854 924 1,281 1,342 1,464 1,708 1,848 2,013 2,562 2,684 3,416 4,026 4,697 5,124 5,368 8,052 9,394 10,248 14,091 16,104 18,788 28,182 37,576 56,364 and 112,728, with no remainder.

Since 112,728 cannot be divided by just 1 and 112,728, 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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