Q: Is 272,792 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,792 is a composite number.

Why is 272,792 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 272,792 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 26 43 52 61 86 104 122 172 244 344 488 559 793 1,118 1,586 2,236 2,623 3,172 4,472 5,246 6,344 10,492 20,984 34,099 68,198 136,396 and 272,792, with no remainder.

Since 272,792 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,792, 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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