Q: Is 72,198 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,198 is a composite number.

Why is 72,198 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 72,198 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 7 9 14 18 21 27 42 54 63 126 189 191 378 382 573 1,146 1,337 1,719 2,674 3,438 4,011 5,157 8,022 10,314 12,033 24,066 36,099 and 72,198, with no remainder.

Since 72,198 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,198, 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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