Q: Is 307,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 307,872 is a composite number.

Why is 307,872 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 307,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 288 1,069 2,138 3,207 4,276 6,414 8,552 9,621 12,828 17,104 19,242 25,656 34,208 38,484 51,312 76,968 102,624 153,936 and 307,872, with no remainder.

Since 307,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 307,872, 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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