Q: Is 272,085 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,085 is a composite number.

Why is 272,085 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 272,085 can be evenly divided by 1 3 5 11 15 17 33 51 55 85 97 165 187 255 291 485 561 935 1,067 1,455 1,649 2,805 3,201 4,947 5,335 8,245 16,005 18,139 24,735 54,417 90,695 and 272,085, with no remainder.

Since 272,085 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,085, 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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