Q: Is 36,972 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 36,972 is a composite number.

Why is 36,972 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 36,972 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 13 18 26 36 39 52 78 79 117 156 158 234 237 316 468 474 711 948 1,027 1,422 2,054 2,844 3,081 4,108 6,162 9,243 12,324 18,486 and 36,972, with no remainder.

Since 36,972 cannot be divided by just 1 and 36,972, 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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