Q: Is 207,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 207,872 is a composite number.

Why is 207,872 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 207,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 29 32 56 58 64 112 116 128 203 224 232 256 406 448 464 512 812 896 928 1,024 1,624 1,792 1,856 3,248 3,584 3,712 6,496 7,168 7,424 12,992 14,848 25,984 29,696 51,968 103,936 and 207,872, with no remainder.

Since 207,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 207,872, 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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