Q: Is 117,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 117,072 is a composite number.

Why is 117,072 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 117,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 36 48 54 72 108 144 216 271 432 542 813 1,084 1,626 2,168 2,439 3,252 4,336 4,878 6,504 7,317 9,756 13,008 14,634 19,512 29,268 39,024 58,536 and 117,072, with no remainder.

Since 117,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 117,072, 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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