Q: Is 13,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 13,272 is a composite number.

Why is 13,272 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 13,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 42 56 79 84 158 168 237 316 474 553 632 948 1,106 1,659 1,896 2,212 3,318 4,424 6,636 and 13,272, with no remainder.

Since 13,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 13,272, 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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