Q: Is 272,304 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,304 is a composite number.

Why is 272,304 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 272,304 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 36 48 61 62 72 93 122 124 144 183 186 244 248 279 366 372 488 496 549 558 732 744 976 1,098 1,116 1,464 1,488 1,891 2,196 2,232 2,928 3,782 4,392 4,464 5,673 7,564 8,784 11,346 15,128 17,019 22,692 30,256 34,038 45,384 68,076 90,768 136,152 and 272,304, with no remainder.

Since 272,304 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,304, 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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