Q: Is 272,552 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,552 is a composite number.

Why is 272,552 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 272,552 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 28 31 56 62 124 157 217 248 314 434 628 868 1,099 1,256 1,736 2,198 4,396 4,867 8,792 9,734 19,468 34,069 38,936 68,138 136,276 and 272,552, with no remainder.

Since 272,552 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,552, 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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