Q: Is 325,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 325,872 is a composite number.

Why is 325,872 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 325,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 31 36 48 62 72 73 93 124 144 146 186 219 248 279 292 372 438 496 558 584 657 744 876 1,116 1,168 1,314 1,488 1,752 2,232 2,263 2,628 3,504 4,464 4,526 5,256 6,789 9,052 10,512 13,578 18,104 20,367 27,156 36,208 40,734 54,312 81,468 108,624 162,936 and 325,872, with no remainder.

Since 325,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 325,872, 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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