Q: Is 315,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 315,072 is a composite number.

Why is 315,072 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 315,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 64 72 96 144 192 288 547 576 1,094 1,641 2,188 3,282 4,376 4,923 6,564 8,752 9,846 13,128 17,504 19,692 26,256 35,008 39,384 52,512 78,768 105,024 157,536 and 315,072, with no remainder.

Since 315,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 315,072, 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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