Q: Is 4,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 4,872 is a composite number.

Why is 4,872 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 4,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 12 14 21 24 28 29 42 56 58 84 87 116 168 174 203 232 348 406 609 696 812 1,218 1,624 2,436 and 4,872, with no remainder.

Since 4,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 4,872, 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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