Q: Is 289,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 289,072 is a composite number.

Why is 289,072 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 289,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 28 29 56 58 89 112 116 178 203 232 356 406 464 623 712 812 1,246 1,424 1,624 2,492 2,581 3,248 4,984 5,162 9,968 10,324 18,067 20,648 36,134 41,296 72,268 144,536 and 289,072, with no remainder.

Since 289,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 289,072, 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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