Q: Is 72,468 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 72,468 is a composite number.

Why is 72,468 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 72,468 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 11 12 18 22 27 33 36 44 54 61 66 99 108 122 132 183 198 244 297 366 396 549 594 671 732 1,098 1,188 1,342 1,647 2,013 2,196 2,684 3,294 4,026 6,039 6,588 8,052 12,078 18,117 24,156 36,234 and 72,468, with no remainder.

Since 72,468 cannot be divided by just 1 and 72,468, 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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