Q: Is 532,872 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 532,872 is a composite number.

Why is 532,872 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 532,872 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 27 36 54 72 108 216 2,467 4,934 7,401 9,868 14,802 19,736 22,203 29,604 44,406 59,208 66,609 88,812 133,218 177,624 266,436 and 532,872, with no remainder.

Since 532,872 cannot be divided by just 1 and 532,872, 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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