Q: Is 272,952 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 272,952 is a composite number.

Why is 272,952 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 272,952 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 17 18 24 34 36 51 68 72 102 136 153 204 223 306 408 446 612 669 892 1,224 1,338 1,784 2,007 2,676 3,791 4,014 5,352 7,582 8,028 11,373 15,164 16,056 22,746 30,328 34,119 45,492 68,238 90,984 136,476 and 272,952, with no remainder.

Since 272,952 cannot be divided by just 1 and 272,952, 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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