Q: Is 147,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 147,072 is a composite number.

Why is 147,072 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 147,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 48 64 96 128 192 383 384 766 1,149 1,532 2,298 3,064 4,596 6,128 9,192 12,256 18,384 24,512 36,768 49,024 73,536 and 147,072, with no remainder.

Since 147,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 147,072, 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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