Q: Is 72,036 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,036 is a composite number.

Why is 72,036 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 72,036 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 23 27 29 36 46 54 58 69 87 92 108 116 138 174 207 261 276 348 414 522 621 667 783 828 1,044 1,242 1,334 1,566 2,001 2,484 2,668 3,132 4,002 6,003 8,004 12,006 18,009 24,012 36,018 and 72,036, with no remainder.

Since 72,036 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,036, 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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