Q: Is 72,306 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,306 is a composite number.

Why is 72,306 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 72,306 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 6 9 13 18 26 27 39 54 78 103 117 206 234 309 351 618 702 927 1,339 1,854 2,678 2,781 4,017 5,562 8,034 12,051 24,102 36,153 and 72,306, with no remainder.

Since 72,306 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,306, 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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