Q: Is 152,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 152,736 is a composite number.

Why is 152,736 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 152,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 37 43 48 74 86 96 111 129 148 172 222 258 296 344 444 516 592 688 888 1,032 1,184 1,376 1,591 1,776 2,064 3,182 3,552 4,128 4,773 6,364 9,546 12,728 19,092 25,456 38,184 50,912 76,368 and 152,736, with no remainder.

Since 152,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 152,736, 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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