Q: Is 28,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 28,272 is a composite number.

Why is 28,272 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 28,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 19 24 31 38 48 57 62 76 93 114 124 152 186 228 248 304 372 456 496 589 744 912 1,178 1,488 1,767 2,356 3,534 4,712 7,068 9,424 14,136 and 28,272, with no remainder.

Since 28,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 28,272, 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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