Q: Is 272,616 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,616 is a composite number.

Why is 272,616 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 272,616 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 24 37 74 111 148 222 296 307 444 614 888 921 1,228 1,842 2,456 3,684 7,368 11,359 22,718 34,077 45,436 68,154 90,872 136,308 and 272,616, with no remainder.

Since 272,616 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,616, 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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