Q: Is 72,288 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,288 is a composite number.

Why is 72,288 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 72,288 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 12 16 18 24 32 36 48 72 96 144 251 288 502 753 1,004 1,506 2,008 2,259 3,012 4,016 4,518 6,024 8,032 9,036 12,048 18,072 24,096 36,144 and 72,288, with no remainder.

Since 72,288 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,288, 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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