Q: Is 127,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 127,872 is a composite number.

Why is 127,872 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 127,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 27 32 36 37 48 54 64 72 74 96 108 111 128 144 148 192 216 222 288 296 333 384 432 444 576 592 666 864 888 999 1,152 1,184 1,332 1,728 1,776 1,998 2,368 2,664 3,456 3,552 3,996 4,736 5,328 7,104 7,992 10,656 14,208 15,984 21,312 31,968 42,624 63,936 and 127,872, with no remainder.

Since 127,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 127,872, 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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