Q: Is 272,208 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,208 is a composite number.

Why is 272,208 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 272,208 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 53 106 107 159 212 214 318 321 424 428 636 642 848 856 1,272 1,284 1,712 2,544 2,568 5,136 5,671 11,342 17,013 22,684 34,026 45,368 68,052 90,736 136,104 and 272,208, with no remainder.

Since 272,208 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,208, 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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