Q: Is 228,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 228,072 is a composite number.

Why is 228,072 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 228,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 13 17 24 26 34 39 43 51 52 68 78 86 102 104 129 136 156 172 204 221 258 312 344 408 442 516 559 663 731 884 1,032 1,118 1,326 1,462 1,677 1,768 2,193 2,236 2,652 2,924 3,354 4,386 4,472 5,304 5,848 6,708 8,772 9,503 13,416 17,544 19,006 28,509 38,012 57,018 76,024 114,036 and 228,072, with no remainder.

Since 228,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 228,072, 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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