Q: Is 637,272 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 637,272 is a composite number.

Why is 637,272 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 637,272 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 18 24 36 53 72 106 159 167 212 318 334 424 477 501 636 668 954 1,002 1,272 1,336 1,503 1,908 2,004 3,006 3,816 4,008 6,012 8,851 12,024 17,702 26,553 35,404 53,106 70,808 79,659 106,212 159,318 212,424 318,636 and 637,272, with no remainder.

Since 637,272 cannot be divided by just 1 and 637,272, 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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