Q: Is 72,252 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,252 is a composite number.

Why is 72,252 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 72,252 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 27 36 54 81 108 162 223 324 446 669 892 1,338 2,007 2,676 4,014 6,021 8,028 12,042 18,063 24,084 36,126 and 72,252, with no remainder.

Since 72,252 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,252, 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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