Q: Is 457,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 457,072 is a composite number.

Why is 457,072 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 457,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 11 14 16 22 28 44 49 53 56 77 88 98 106 112 154 176 196 212 308 371 392 424 539 583 616 742 784 848 1,078 1,166 1,232 1,484 2,156 2,332 2,597 2,968 4,081 4,312 4,664 5,194 5,936 8,162 8,624 9,328 10,388 16,324 20,776 28,567 32,648 41,552 57,134 65,296 114,268 228,536 and 457,072, with no remainder.

Since 457,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 457,072, 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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