Q: Is 72,128 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,128 is a composite number.

Why is 72,128 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 72,128 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 7 8 14 16 23 28 32 46 49 56 64 92 98 112 161 184 196 224 322 368 392 448 644 736 784 1,127 1,288 1,472 1,568 2,254 2,576 3,136 4,508 5,152 9,016 10,304 18,032 36,064 and 72,128, with no remainder.

Since 72,128 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,128, 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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