Q: Is 309,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 309,072 is a composite number.

Why is 309,072 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 309,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 47 48 94 137 141 188 274 282 376 411 548 564 752 822 1,096 1,128 1,644 2,192 2,256 3,288 6,439 6,576 12,878 19,317 25,756 38,634 51,512 77,268 103,024 154,536 and 309,072, with no remainder.

Since 309,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 309,072, 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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