Q: Is 272,736 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,736 is a composite number.

Why is 272,736 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 272,736 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 947 1,894 2,841 3,788 5,682 7,576 8,523 11,364 15,152 17,046 22,728 30,304 34,092 45,456 68,184 90,912 136,368 and 272,736, with no remainder.

Since 272,736 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,736, 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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