Q: Is 72,192 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,192 is a composite number.

Why is 72,192 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 72,192 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 24 32 47 48 64 94 96 128 141 188 192 256 282 376 384 512 564 752 768 1,128 1,504 1,536 2,256 3,008 4,512 6,016 9,024 12,032 18,048 24,064 36,096 and 72,192, with no remainder.

Since 72,192 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,192, 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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