Q: Is 272,376 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,376 is a composite number.

Why is 272,376 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 272,376 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 13 18 24 26 27 36 39 52 54 72 78 97 104 108 117 156 194 216 234 291 312 351 388 468 582 702 776 873 936 1,164 1,261 1,404 1,746 2,328 2,522 2,619 2,808 3,492 3,783 5,044 5,238 6,984 7,566 10,088 10,476 11,349 15,132 20,952 22,698 30,264 34,047 45,396 68,094 90,792 136,188 and 272,376, with no remainder.

Since 272,376 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,376, 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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