Q: Is 272,748 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,748 is a composite number.

Why is 272,748 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 272,748 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 12 14 17 21 28 34 42 51 68 84 102 119 191 204 238 357 382 476 573 714 764 1,146 1,337 1,428 2,292 2,674 3,247 4,011 5,348 6,494 8,022 9,741 12,988 16,044 19,482 22,729 38,964 45,458 68,187 90,916 136,374 and 272,748, with no remainder.

Since 272,748 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,748, 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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