Q: Is 123,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 123,072 is a composite number.

Why is 123,072 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 123,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 192 641 1,282 1,923 2,564 3,846 5,128 7,692 10,256 15,384 20,512 30,768 41,024 61,536 and 123,072, with no remainder.

Since 123,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 123,072, 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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