Q: Is 138,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 138,072 is a composite number.

Why is 138,072 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 138,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 22 24 33 44 66 88 132 264 523 1,046 1,569 2,092 3,138 4,184 5,753 6,276 11,506 12,552 17,259 23,012 34,518 46,024 69,036 and 138,072, with no remainder.

Since 138,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 138,072, 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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