Q: Is 126,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 126,072 is a composite number.

Why is 126,072 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 126,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 34 36 51 68 72 102 103 136 153 204 206 306 309 408 412 612 618 824 927 1,224 1,236 1,751 1,854 2,472 3,502 3,708 5,253 7,004 7,416 10,506 14,008 15,759 21,012 31,518 42,024 63,036 and 126,072, with no remainder.

Since 126,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 126,072, 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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