Q: Is 72,336 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,336 is a composite number.

Why is 72,336 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 72,336 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 11 12 16 22 24 33 44 48 66 88 132 137 176 264 274 411 528 548 822 1,096 1,507 1,644 2,192 3,014 3,288 4,521 6,028 6,576 9,042 12,056 18,084 24,112 36,168 and 72,336, with no remainder.

Since 72,336 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,336, 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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