Q: Is 537,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 537,072 is a composite number.

Why is 537,072 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 537,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 48 67 134 167 201 268 334 402 501 536 668 804 1,002 1,072 1,336 1,608 2,004 2,672 3,216 4,008 8,016 11,189 22,378 33,567 44,756 67,134 89,512 134,268 179,024 268,536 and 537,072, with no remainder.

Since 537,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 537,072, 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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