Q: Is 129,472 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 129,472 is a composite number.

Why is 129,472 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 129,472 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 17 28 32 34 56 64 68 112 119 136 224 238 272 289 448 476 544 578 952 1,088 1,156 1,904 2,023 2,312 3,808 4,046 4,624 7,616 8,092 9,248 16,184 18,496 32,368 64,736 and 129,472, with no remainder.

Since 129,472 cannot be divided by just 1 and 129,472, 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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