Q: Is 59,072 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 59,072 is a composite number.

Why is 59,072 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 59,072 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 8 13 16 26 32 52 64 71 104 142 208 284 416 568 832 923 1,136 1,846 2,272 3,692 4,544 7,384 14,768 29,536 and 59,072, with no remainder.

Since 59,072 cannot be divided by just 1 and 59,072, 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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