Q: Is 115,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 115,872 is a composite number.

Why is 115,872 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 115,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 17 24 32 34 48 51 68 71 96 102 136 142 204 213 272 284 408 426 544 568 816 852 1,136 1,207 1,632 1,704 2,272 2,414 3,408 3,621 4,828 6,816 7,242 9,656 14,484 19,312 28,968 38,624 57,936 and 115,872, with no remainder.

Since 115,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 115,872, 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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